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High USN-5233-2 1 CVE

clamav vulnerability

Published Jan 19, 2022 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

USN-5233-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the
CL_SCAN_GENERAL_COLLECT_METADATA scan option was enabled. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS clamav 0.103.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS clamav 0.103.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-20698

    Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Denial of Service Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulner…

    Cisco ClamAV clamav clamav Network devices Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20698