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Mageia 8 MGASA-2022-0024 Moderate: ClamAV Denial Of Service Issue

A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could . MGASA-2022-0024 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 18 Jan 2022 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0024.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 8 CVE: CVE-2022-20698 A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted OOXML file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2022-20698) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29896 - https://blog.clamav.net/2022/01/clamav-01035-and-01042-security-patch.html - https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./thread/CKHVIDDT45SUTNVD3ODK2FDXJFJ3ETJH/ - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20698 SRPMS: - 8/core/clamav-0.103.5-1.mga8 . Recent ClamAV updates fix a critical vulnerability linked to OOXML parsing that could lead to denial-of-service attacks.. ClamAV Security, Mageia Update, Remote Exploit, Denial of Service, OOXML Vulnerability. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 18, 2022 •Important Mageia