USN-1482-2: ClamAV regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04

Packages

• clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

USN-1482-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated packages could fail
to install in certain situations. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed TAR
archives. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted TAR file
containing malware that could escape being detected. (CVE-2012-1457,
CVE-2012-1459)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM
files. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted CHM file
containing malware that could escape being detected. (CVE-2012-1458)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• libclamav6 - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2
• clamav - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2
• clamav-daemon - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2

Ubuntu 11.10

• libclamav6 - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.2
• clamav - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.2
• clamav-daemon - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.2

Ubuntu 11.04

• libclamav6 - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.04.2
• clamav - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.04.2
• clamav-daemon - 0.97.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1015337