Ubuntu alert USN-3093-1 (clamav)

From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> To: "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: [USN-3093-1] ClamAV vulnerabilities Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:15:59 -0400 Message-ID: <00a0d27f-f7cc-fbab-2210-c2ac9395da34@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3093-1 September 28, 2016 clamav vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 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: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV AppArmor profile. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: clamav 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: clamav 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: clamav 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 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-3093-1 CVE-2016-1371, CVE-2016-1372, CVE-2016-1405 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+dfsg-0... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+addedl... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+addedl... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...