Several vulnerabilities have been found in the ClamAV antivirus toolkit, that could result in denial of service or other unspecified impact. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3042-1
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4918-2 April 20, 2021 clamav vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV. Software Description: - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix Details: USN-4918-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing Excel documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1252) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1404) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing email. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1405) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 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-4918-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4918-1 CVE-2021-1252, CVE-2021-1404, CVE-2021-1405 . Numerous vulnerabilities in ClamAV were resolved through Ubuntu's patch USN-4918-2, effectively mitigating risk of denial of service attacks.. ClamAV Security Fix, Ubuntu Update, Denial Of Service, Antivirus Threat, Security Advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
ClamAV has been updated to a new version.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2157-1 March 27, 2014 clamav update ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: ClamAV has been updated to a new version. Software Description: - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix Details: This updates ClamAV to a new major version in order to gain new detection technologies and maintain proper compatibility with the virus signature database. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: clamav 0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.2 Ubuntu 12.10: clamav 0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.10.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: clamav 0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.2 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-2157-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/1296856 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.2 . The Debian Security Advisory DSA-4521-1 highlights an update to OpenSSH that resolves vulnerabilities impacting various versions.. ClamAV Update, Ubuntu Security, Anti-Virus Utility, Software Update, Bug Fixes. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the ClamAV anti-virus toolkit: CVE-2008-6680 . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1771-1
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