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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : ClamAV vulnerabilities (USN-8517-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 325962

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8517-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PE files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20213, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20217)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain 7z archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20215)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled extraction limits for certain InstallShield archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20216)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain ALZ archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20243)

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain DMG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-20244)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8517-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 325962

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8517-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/9/2026

Updated: 7/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.77

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamdscan, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-base, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libclamav-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libclamav12, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-freshclam, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-testfiles, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-milter, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-daemon, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20213, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20215, CVE-2026-20216, CVE-2026-20217, CVE-2026-20243, CVE-2026-20244

USN: 8517-1