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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4370-2 Moderate: ClamAV Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A new ClamAV update addresses several security vulnerabilities impacting Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04 ESM. This patch mitigates Denial of Service risks.
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-4370-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing ARJ archives. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,

resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-3327)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF files. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,

resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-3341)

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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 14.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.102.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.102.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-4370-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4370-1

CVE-2020-3327, CVE-2020-3341

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May 21, 2020

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