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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6636-1
February 14, 2024clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.10
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain OLE2
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20290)
Amit Schendel discovered that the ClamAV ClamD service incorrectly handled
the VirusEvent feature. An attacker able to connect to ClamD could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-20328)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10:
clamav 1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
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:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6636-1
CVE-2024-20290, CVE-2024-20328
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1