openSUSE 10 Security Update : clamav (clamav-2242)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27176

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The virus scan engine ClamAV was update to version 0.88.6.

Following issues are fixed by this update :

- freshclam: apply timeout patch from Everton da Silva Marques (new options: ConnectTimeout and ReceiveTimeout)

- clamd: change stack size at the right place (closes clamav bug#103)

- libclamav/petite.c: sanity check the number of rebuilt sections (speeds up handling of malformed files)

Solution

Update the affected clamav package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27176

File Name: suse_clamav-2242.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:clamav, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2006