Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
| Package | app-antivirus/clamav on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.98 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.98 |
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file, leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98"