USN-7011-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PDF files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20505)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled logfile privileges. A
local attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to overwrite arbitrary
files, possibly leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2024-20506)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04

• clamav - 1.0.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• clamav - 0.103.12+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• clamav - 0.103.12+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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

• CVE-2024-20505
• CVE-2024-20506

Related notices

• USN-7011-2: clamav-base, clamav-testfiles, libclamav-dev, clamav-docs, clamav-milter, clamav-daemon, libclamav9, clamav, clamdscan, clamav-freshclam