USN-7229-1: ClamAV vulnerability

USN-7229-1: ClamAV vulnerability
27 January 2025

ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Packages
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
• 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.