USN-2488-1: ClamAV vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2488-1

2nd February, 2015

clamav vulnerability

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

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled

certain upack packer files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 14.10:

clamav 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

clamav 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

clamav 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/1aJDvTw.

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

CVE-2014-9328

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://bit.ly/1D6qHXO