USN-4280-2: ClamAV vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

USN-4280-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the
Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) feature was enabled. 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 14.04

• clamav - 0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04

• clamav - 0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary

References

• CVE-2020-3123

Related notices

• USN-4280-1: libclamav-dev, clamdscan, clamav-docs, clamav-daemon, clamav-milter, clamav-freshclam, clamav-testfiles, clamav-base, clamav, libclamav9