USN-2488-2: ClamAV vulnerability
12 February 2015
ClamAV could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-2488-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu
14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding
update for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled
certain upack packer files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04
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
Related notices
- USN-2423-1: clamav-daemon, clamav-base, clamav-testfiles, clamav-freshclam, clamav-docs, libclamav-dev, libclamav6, clamav-milter, clamav
- USN-2488-1: clamav-daemon, clamav-base, clamav-testfiles, clamav-freshclam, clamav-docs, libclamav-dev, libclamav6, clamav-milter, clamav