NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libfreshclam2 package, versions <0.103.6-150000.3.38.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-LIBFRESHCLAM2-2824145
  • published13 May 2022
  • disclosed12 May 2022

Introduced: 12 May 2022

CVE-2022-20796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 libfreshclam2 to version 0.103.6-150000.3.38.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libfreshclam2 package and not the libfreshclam2 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

On May 4, 2022, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library versions 0.103.5 and earlier and 0.104.2 and earlier was disclosed: A vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.103.4, 0.103.5, 0.104.1, and 0.104.2 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1