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[USN-3093-1] ClamAV vulnerabilities

Posted on 28 September 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3093-1
September 28, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 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=
=2E
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 16.04 LTS:
clamav 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
clamav 0.99.2+addedllvm-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-3093-1
CVE-2016-1371, CVE-2016-1372, CVE-2016-1405

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.=
1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.1=
4.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.1=
2.04.1



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