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[USN-2594-1] ClamAV vulnerabilities

Posted on 05 May 2015
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2594-1
May 05, 2015

clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

ClamAV could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially=

crafted file.

Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed files=
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A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resultin=
g
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV
AppArmor profile.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
clamav 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.04.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
clamav 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
clamav 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2594-1
CVE-2015-2170, CVE-2015-2221, CVE-2015-2222, CVE-2015-2305,
CVE-2015-2668

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.04.=
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.=
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.=
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.=
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