Debian dla-3220 : clamav - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 168388

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3220 advisory.

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3220-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta December 04, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : clamav Version : 0.103.7+dfsg-0+deb10u1

ClamAV, an anti-virus utility for Unix, v0.103.7 is a critical patch release with the following fixes:

* Fix logical signature Intermediates feature.
* Relax constraints on slightly malformed zip archives that contain overlapping file entries.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.103.7+dfsg-0+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your clamav packages.

For the detailed security status of clamav please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/clamav

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the clamav packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/clamav

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/clamav

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168388

File Name: debian_DLA-3220.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/4/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libclamav-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-milter, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libclamav9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-docs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-freshclam, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-daemon, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav-testfiles, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamdscan

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2022