GLSA 201009-06: Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 09/07/2010 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201009-06 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Clam AntiVirus.Background
Clam AntiVirus (short: ClamAV) is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-antivirus/clamav | < 0.96.1 | >= 0.96.1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Clam AntiVirus. For further information, please consult the CVE entries referenced below.
Impact
A remote attacker could possibly bypass virus detection or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.96.1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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.