USN-7229-1: ClamAV vulnerability
27 January 2025
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
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
Ubuntu 24.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.