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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6303-1 Critical: ClamAV Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey August 21, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Debian Security Advisory DSA-5176-1 warns about OpenSSL flaws which could lead to user data exposure.
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing HFS+ files. A

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

resulting in a denial of service.

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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 23.04:
   clamav                          0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   clamav                          0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   clamav                          0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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-6303-1

CVE-2023-20197

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6303-1

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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