========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2423-1 November 26, 2014 clamav vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - 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: Kurt Seifried discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain JavaScript files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-6497) Damien Millescamp discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PE files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-9050) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: clamav 0.98.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: clamav 0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: clamav 0.98.5+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-2423-1 CVE-2013-6497, CVE-2014-9050 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.1