1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5887-1

USN-5887-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Publication date

27 February 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Releases

Packages

  • clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing
HFS+ files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-20032)

Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing
DMG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20052)

Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing
HFS+ files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-20032)

Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing
DMG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20052)

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
22.04 jammy clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 xenial clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1  
14.04 trusty clamav –  0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1  

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