USN-3592-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities
8 March 2018
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-3592-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-0202)
Hanno Böck discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain XAR
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000085)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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.
References
Related notices
- USN-3592-1: clamav-docs, clamav-freshclam, libclamav7, clamdscan, clamav, clamav-daemon, libclamav-dev, clamav-testfiles, clamav-milter, clamav-base