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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

Ubuntu 7229-1: ClamAV Security Advisory Updates

January 27, 2025
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7229-1

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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