Recommended update for clamav
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for clamav
The antivirus scanner ClamAV has been updated to version 0.98.3, which
includes the following fixes and enhancements:
* Support for common raw disk image formats using 512 byte sectors,
specifically GPT, APM, and MBR partitioning.
* All ClamAV sockets (clamd, freshclam, clamav-milter, clamdscan,
clamdtop) now support IPV6 addresses and configuration parameters.
* Use OpenSSL file hash functions for improved performance.
* Improved detection of malware scripts within image files.
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and documentation improvements.
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2014:0849-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #877475 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed. It includes one version update.
Description:
The antivirus scanner ClamAV has been updated to version 0.98.3, which
includes the following fixes and enhancements:
* Support for common raw disk image formats using 512 byte sectors,
specifically GPT, APM, and MBR partitioning.
* All ClamAV sockets (clamd, freshclam, clamav-milter, clamdscan,
clamdtop) now support IPV6 addresses and configuration parameters.
* Use OpenSSL file hash functions for improved performance.
* Improved detection of malware scripts within image files.
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and documentation improvements.
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-clamav-9299 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-clamav-9299 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-clamav-9299
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.98.3]:
- clamav-0.98.3-0.11.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.98.3]:
- clamav-0.98.3-0.11.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.98.3]:
- clamav-0.98.3-0.11.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/877475
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=125b8a82fa91b42616de23d997102bb0