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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4230-1
January 08, 2020
clamav vulnerability
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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
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://usn.ubuntu.com/4230-1
CVE-2019-15961
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.19.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.19.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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