USN-4230-1: ClamAV vulnerability
clamav vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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 certain MIME messages. 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
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.19.10.2
- Ubuntu 19.04
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.19.04.2
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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
Source: USN-4230-1: ClamAV vulnerability
