USN-3722-5: ClamAV regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• 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 18.04

• clamav - 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ubuntu 16.04

• clamav - 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3

Ubuntu 14.04

• clamav - 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1792051