{"id":"USN-7011-2","summary":"clamav vulnerabilities","details":"USN-7011-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PDF files. A\n remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,\n resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20505)\n\n It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled logfile privileges. A\n local attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to overwrite arbitrary\n files, possibly leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2024-20506)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:45:26Z","published":"2024-09-17T08:41:17Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-20505","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-20506"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-20505","CVE-2024-20506","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-20505","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-20506"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7011-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20505"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20506"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"clamav","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.103.12+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.103.12+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu4","0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu5","0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1","0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1","0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2","0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2","0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3","0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.101.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.102.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.102.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","0.103.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available 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