[USN-7229-1] ClamAV vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Mon Jan 27 17:50:54 UTC 2025
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7229-1
January 27, 2025
clamav vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Summary:
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled decrypting OLE2 content.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.10
clamav 1.4.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
clamav 1.0.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
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:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7229-1
CVE-2025-20128
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.4.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/1.0.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
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