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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-1000085: Security patch for clamav (ALAS-2018-976)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-1000085: Security patch for clamav (ALAS-2018-976)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/13/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/25/2018
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

ClamAV version version 0.99.3 contains a Out of bounds heap memory read vulnerability in XAR parser, function xar_hash_check() that can result in Leaking of memory, may help in developing exploit chains.. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must scan a crafted XAR file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c8451b6.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-clamav

References

  • ALAS-2018-976
  • USN-3592-1
  • USN-3592-2
  • CVE-2018-1000085

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