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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6636-1
February 14, 2024

clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain OLE2
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20290)

Amit Schendel discovered that the ClamAV ClamD service incorrectly handled
the VirusEvent feature. An attacker able to connect to ClamD could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-20328)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   clamav                          1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

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-6636-1
   CVE-2024-20290, CVE-2024-20328

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 6636-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

February 14, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV. Software Description: - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix Details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain OLE2 files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20290) Amit Schendel discovered that the ClamAV ClamD service incorrectly handled the VirusEvent feature. An attacker able to connect to ClamD could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-20328)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: clamav 1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 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-6636-1

CVE-2024-20290, CVE-2024-20328

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6636-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

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