GLSA 201512-08: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/30/2015
Bugs:	#538084, #548066
ID:	201512-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, possibly resulting in Denial of Service.

Background

ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-antivirus/clamav	< 0.98.7	>= 0.98.7	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause ClamAV to scan a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98.7"
    

References

• CVE-2014-9328
• CVE-2015-1461
• CVE-2015-1462
• CVE-2015-1463
• CVE-2015-2170
• CVE-2015-2221
• CVE-2015-2222
• CVE-2015-2668

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201512-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.