SB2022051240 - SUSE update for clamav 



SB2022051240 - SUSE update for clamav

Published: May 12, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022051240
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20770)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the CHM file parser. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20771)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the TIFF file parser. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20785)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak when parsing HTML files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted HTML file to the antivirus software, trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.


4) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20792)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the signature database load module. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20796)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the scan verdict cache check. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.