[USN-2488-2] ClamAV vulnerability

[Steve Beattie]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2488-2
February 12, 2015

clamav vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 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:

USN-2488-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu
14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding
update for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2488-2
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2488-1
  CVE-2013-6497, CVE-2014-9328

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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