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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201512-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: December 30, 2015
     Bugs: #538084, #548066
       ID: 201512-08

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

Background
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ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-antivirus/clamav         < 0.98.7                  >= 0.98.7

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

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9328
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9328
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-1461
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1461
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-1462
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1462
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-1463
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1463
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-2170
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2170
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-2221
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2221
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-2222
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2222
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-2668
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2668

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-08

Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2015 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5