USN-4435-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities
27 July 2020
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-4435-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing ARJ archives. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-3327)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning malicious files.
A local attacker could possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files.
(CVE-2020-3350)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing EGG archives. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-3481)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
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
Related notices
- USN-4370-2: clamav-docs, clamav-freshclam, clamav, clamav-daemon, libclamav-dev, clamav-testfiles, clamav-milter, clamav-base, libclamav9
- USN-4370-1: clamav-docs, clamav-freshclam, clamdscan, clamav, clamav-daemon, libclamav-dev, clamav-testfiles, clamav-milter, clamav-base, libclamav9
- USN-4435-1: clamav-docs, clamav-freshclam, clamdscan, clamav, clamav-daemon, libclamav-dev, clamav-testfiles, clamav-milter, clamav-base, libclamav9