USN-4280-1: ClamAV vulnerability
18 February 2020
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the
Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) feature was enabled. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
References
Related notices
- USN-4280-2: clamav, libclamav9, clamav-freshclam, clamav-base, libclamav-dev, clamav-docs, clamav-milter, clamav-daemon, clamav-testfiles