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USN-4435-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

27 July 2020

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

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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)

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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.

Related notices

  • USN-4370-2: clamav, libclamav9, clamav-freshclam, clamav-base, libclamav-dev, clamav-docs, clamav-milter, clamav-daemon, clamav-testfiles
  • USN-4370-1: clamav, clamdscan, libclamav9, clamav-freshclam, clamav-base, libclamav-dev, clamav-docs, clamav-milter, clamav-daemon, clamav-testfiles
  • USN-4435-1: clamav, clamdscan, libclamav9, clamav-freshclam, clamav-base, libclamav-dev, clamav-docs, clamav-milter, clamav-daemon, clamav-testfiles