[CLA-2005:928] Conectiva Security Announcement - clamav
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : clamav
SUMMARY : Fix for denial of service in clamav
DATE : 2005-03-03 14:40:00
ID : CLA-2005:928
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 10
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DESCRIPTION
Clamav[1] is an anti-virus utility for Unix/Linux.
This announcement updates clamav so it is able to update its database
from the server without any problems related to its format and also
because it fixes a security issue which could lead to a denial of
service[2] situation.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all clamav users upgrade their packages. This
update will automatically restart the service if it is already
running.
REFERENCES
1.http://www.clamav.net/
2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0133
UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/clamav-0.83-70136U10_7cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/clamav-0.83-70136U10_7cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/clamav-database-0.83.20041125-70136U10_7cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libclamav-devel-0.83-70136U10_7cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libclamav-devel-static-0.83-70136U10_7cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libclamav1-0.83-70136U10_7cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com
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