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Ubuntu 24.10 and 24.04 LTS: USN-7229-1 ClamAV DoS Crash Issue

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in ClamAV may result in instability when processing specially crafted documents impacting Ubuntu 24.10 and its LTS versions.
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 decrypting OLE2 content.

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

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu clamav crash

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   clamav                          1.4.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   clamav                          1.0.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

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-7229-1

CVE-2025-20128

Severity
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7229-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu clamav crash

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.4.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.0.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

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