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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2153.4
ClamAV vulnerabilities
19 September 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ClamAV
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
BSD variants
Mac OS
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-0361 CVE-2018-0360
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-6
Revision History: September 19 2018: Vendor released updated packages
July 27 2018: Patch updated to fix regression.
July 26 2018: Update provided for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
July 25 2018: Initial Release
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3722-1
July 24, 2018
clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
ClamAV could be made to hang if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
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://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
CVE-2018-0360, CVE-2018-0361
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3722-2
July 25, 2018
clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
ClamAV could be made to hang if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
USN-3722-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
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:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
CVE-2018-0360, CVE-2018-0361
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3722-3
July 26, 2018
clamav regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-3722-1 introduced a regression in ClamAV.
Software Description:
- - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated ClamAV version
removed some configuration options which caused the daemon to fail to start
in environments where the ClamAV configuration file was manually edited.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-3
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1783632
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3722-4
July 26, 2018
clamav regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
USN-3722-1 introduced a regression in ClamAV.
Software Description:
- - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated ClamAV version
removed some configuration options which caused the daemon to fail to
start in environments where the ClamAV configuration file was manually
edited. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP
 files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
 resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
 files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
 resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
 clamav                          0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-4
 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1783632
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3722-6
September 18, 2018
clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
USN-3722-1 introduced a regression in ClamAV.
Software Description:
- - clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The new package introduced
an issue which caused dpkg-reconfigure to enter an infinite loop. This
update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
clamav - 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-6
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3722-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1792051
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