- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201009-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 07, 2010 Bugs: #314087, #321157 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.96.1 >= 0.96.1 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 ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2010-0098 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0098 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-1311 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1311 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-1639 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1639 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-1640 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1640 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-06.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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5