Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2423-1
26th November, 2014
clamav vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- 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
Kurt Seifried discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain JavaScript
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-6497)
Damien Millescamp discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PE
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2014-9050)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
clamav
0.98.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
clamav
0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
clamav
0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.