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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3940-2 Critical ClamAV DoS Update

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM receives ClamAV fixes—urgent patches released. Safeguard your system immediately.
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Software Description:

- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

USN-3940-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update

provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PDF

 documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

 ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1787)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain

 OLE2 files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to

 crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

 code. (CVE-2019-1788)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PE

 files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV

 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1789)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.100.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3940-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3940-1

  CVE-2019-1787, CVE-2019-1788, CVE-2019-1789

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April 08, 2019

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