Tuesday, May 7, 2024

ClamAV 1.4.0 release candidate now available!

The ClamAV 1.4.0 release candidate is now available.

You may find the source code and installers for this release on the clamav.net/downloads page or the ClamAV GitHub release page.

Tip: If you are downloading the source from the GitHub release page, the package labeled "clamav-1.4.0-rc.tar.gz" does not require an internet connection to build. All dependencies are included in this package.  But if you download the ZIP or TAR.GZ generated by GitHub, located at the very bottom, then an internet connection will be required during the build to download additional Rust dependencies.

For Docker users, there is no specific Docker tag for the release candidate, but you can use the clamav:unstable or clamav:unstable_base tags.

The release candidate phase is expected to last two to three weeks before we publish the stable release or a second release candidate. Please take this time to evaluate ClamAV 1.4.0.  

Please help us validate this release by providing feedback via the ClamAV mailing list or on our Discord.

ClamAV 1.4.0 includes the following improvements and changes:

Major changes

  • Added support for extracting ALZ archives. The new ClamAV file type for ALZ archives is CL_TYPE_ALZ. Added a DCONF option to enable or disable ALZ archive support.

    Tip: DCONF (Dynamic CONFiguration) is a feature that allows for some configuration changes to be made via ClamAV .cfg "signatures".

  • Added support for extracting LHA/LZH archives. The new ClamAV file type for ALZ archives is CL_TYPE_LHA_LZH. Added a DCONF option to enable or disable LHA/LZH archive support.

  • Added the ability to disable image fuzzy hashing, if needed. For context, image fuzzy hashing is a detection mechanism useful for identifying malware by matching images included with the malware or phishing email/document.

    New ClamScan options:

    --scan-image[=yes(*)/no]
--scan-image-fuzzy-hash[=yes(*)/no]

    New ClamD config options:

    ScanImage yes(*)/no
ScanImageFuzzyHash yes(*)/no

    New libclamav scan options:

    options.parse &= ~CL_SCAN_PARSE_IMAGE;
options.parse &= ~CL_SCAN_PARSE_IMAGE_FUZZY_HASH;

    Added a DCONF option to enable or disable image fuzzy hashing support.

Other improvements

  • Added cross-compiling instructions for targeting ARM64/aarch64 processors for Windows and Linux.

  • Improved the Freshclam warning messages when being blocked or rate limited so as to include the Cloudflare Ray ID, which helps with issue triage.

  • Removed unnecessary memory allocation checks when the size to be allocated is fixed or comes from a trusted source. We also renamed internal memory allocation functions and macros, so it is more obvious what each function does.

  • Improved the Freshclam documentation to make it clear that the --datadir option must be an absolute path to a directory that already exists, is writable by Freshclam, and is readable by ClamScan and ClamD.

  • Added an optimization to avoid calculating the file hash if the clean file cache has been disabled. The file hash may still be calculated as needed to perform hash-based signature matching if any hash-based signatures exist that target a file of the same size, or if any hash-based signatures exist that target "any" file size.

  • Added an improvement to the SystemD service file for ClamOnAcc so that the service will shut down faster on some systems.

Bug fixes

  • Silenced confusing warning message when scanning some HTML files.

  • Fixed minor compiler warnings.

  • Since the build system changed from Autotools to CMake, ClamAV no longer supports building with configurations where bzip2, libxml2, libz, libjson-c, or libpcre2 are not available. Libpcre is no longer supported in favor of libpcre2. In this release, we removed all the dead code associated with those unsupported build configurations.

  • Fixed assorted typos. Patch courtesy of RainRat.

  • Added missing documentation for the ClamScan --force-to-disk option.

  • Fixed an issue where ClamAV unit tests would prefer an older libclamunrar_iface library from the install path, if present, rather than the recently compiled library in the build path.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the following people for code contributions and bug reports:

  • RainRat
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

ClamAV 1.3.1, 1.2.3, 1.0.6 patch versions published

Today, we are publishing the 1.3.1, 1.2.3, and 1.0.6 security patch versions.

The release files for the patch versions are available for download on the ClamAV downloads page, on the GitHub Release page, and through Docker Hub.

The images on Docker Hub may not be immediately available on release day.

Continue reading to learn what changed in each version.

1.3.1

ClamAV 1.3.1 is a critical patch release with the following fixes:

  • CVE-2024-20380: Fixed a possible crash in the HTML file parser that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

    This issue affects version 1.3.0 only and does not affect prior versions.

    Thank you to Błażej Pawłowski for identifying this issue.

  • Updated select Rust dependencies to the latest versions. This resolved Cargo audit complaints and included PNG parser bug fixes.

  • Fixed a bug causing some text to be truncated when converting from UTF-16.

  • Fixed assorted complaints identified by Coverity static analysis.

  • Fixed a bug causing CVDs downloaded by the DatabaseCustomURL Freshclam config option to be pruned and then re-downloaded with every update.

  • Added the new 'valhalla' database name to the list of optional databases in preparation for future work.

  • Added symbols to the libclamav.map file to enable additional build configurations.

    Patch courtesy of Neil Wilson.


1.2.3

ClamAV 1.2.3 is a critical patch release with the following fixes:

  • Updated select Rust dependencies to the latest versions. This resolved Cargo audit complaints and included PNG parser bug fixes.

  • Fixed a bug causing some text to be truncated when converting from UTF-16.

  • Fixed assorted complaints identified by Coverity static analysis.

  • Fixed a bug causing CVDs downloaded by the DatabaseCustomURL Freshclam config option to be pruned and then re-downloaded with every update.

  • Added the new 'valhalla' database name to the list of optional databases in preparation for future work.

  • Silenced a warning "Unexpected early end-of-file" that occured when scanning some PNG files.


1.0.6

ClamAV 1.0.6 is a critical patch release with the following fixes:

  • Updated select Rust dependencies to the latest versions. This resolved Cargo audit complaints and included PNG parser bug fixes.

  • Fixed a bug causing some text to be truncated when converting from UTF-16.

  • Fixed assorted complaints identified by Coverity static analysis.

  • Fixed a bug causing CVDs downloaded by the DatabaseCustomURL Freshclam config option to be pruned and then re-downloaded with every update.

  • Added the new 'valhalla' database name to the list of optional databases in preparation for future work.

  • Silenced a warning "Unexpected early end-of-file" that occured when scanning some PNG files.



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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

ClamAV 1.3.0 feature release and 1.2.2, 1.0.5 security patch release!

The ClamAV 1.3.0 feature release is now stable!

Today, we are also publishing the 1.2.2 and 1.0.5 security patch versions.

ClamAV 1.1 is past EOL for security fixes and will not receive an update. Switch to the 1.0 LTS, 1.2, or 1.3 versions for continued support.

The release files are available for download on the ClamAV downloads page, on the Github Release page, and through Docker Hub*:
*The Docker images are built on release day and may not be available until later in the day.


Continue reading to learn what changed in each version.


1.3.0

ClamAV 1.3.0 includes the following improvements and changes:

Major changes

  • Added support for extracting and scanning attachments found in Microsoft OneNote section files. OneNote parsing will be enabled by default, but may be optionally disabled using one of the following options:
    a. The clamscan command line option: --scan-onenote=no,
    b. The clamd.conf config option: ScanOneNote no,
    c. The libclamav scan option options.parse &= ~CL_SCAN_PARSE_ONENOTE;,
    d. A signature change to the daily.cfg dynamic configuration (DCONF).

Other improvements

  • Fixed issue when building ClamAV on the Haiku (BeOS-like) operating system. Patch courtesy of Luca D'Amico

  • ClamD: When starting, ClamD will now check if the directory specified by TemporaryDirectory in clamd.conf exists. If it doesn't, ClamD will print an error message and will exit with exit code 1. Patch courtesy of Andrew Kiggins.

  • CMake: If configured to build static libraries, CMake will now also install the libclamav_rust, libclammspack, libclamunrar_iface, and libclamunrar static libraries required by libclamav.

    Note: These libraries are all linked into the clamscan, clamd, sigtool, and freshclam programs, which is why they did not need to be installed to function. However, these libraries would be required if you wish to build some other program that uses the libclamav static library.

    Patch courtesy of driverxdw.

  • Added file type recognition for compiled Python (`.pyc`) files.

      The file type appears as a string parameter for these callback functions:

      - clcb_pre_cache

      - clcb_pre_scan

      - clcb_file_inspection

      When scanning a `.pyc` file, the `type` parameter will now show

      "CL_TYPE_PYTHON_COMPILED" instead of "CL_TYPE_BINARY_DATA".

  • Assorted minor improvements and typo fixes.

Bug fixes

  • ClamOnAcc: Fixed an infinite loop when a file has been deleted before a scan.
    Patch courtesy of gsuehiro.

  • Fixed a possible crash when processing VBA files on HP-UX/IA 64bit. Patch courtesy of Albert Chin-A-Young.

  • ClamConf: Fixed an issue printing `MaxScanSize` introduced with the change to allow a `MaxScanSize` greater than 4 GB.
    Fix courtesy of teoberi.
  • Fixed an issue building a ClamAV RPM in some configurations.
    The issue was caused by faulty CMake logic that intended to create an empty database directory during the installation.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the following people for code contributions and bug reports:

  • Albert Chin-A-Young
  • Andrew Kiggins
  • driverxdw
  • gsuehiro
  • Luca D'Amico
  • RainRat
  • teoberi

    1.2.2 and 1.0.5

    ClamAV 1.2.2 and ClamAV 1.0.5 are critical patch versions with the following fixes:

    • CVE-2024-20290: Fixed a possible heap overflow read bug in the OLE2 file parser that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

      Thank you to OSS-Fuzz for identifying this issue.

      Affected versions:
      • 1.0.0 through 1.0.4 (LTS)
      • 1.1 (all patch versions)
      • 1.2.0 and 1.2.1
    • CVE-2024-20328: Fixed a possible command injection vulnerability in the "VirusEvent" feature of ClamAV's ClamD service.

      To fix this issue, we disabled the '%f' format string parameter.  ClamD administrators may continue to use the `CLAM_VIRUSEVENT_FILENAME`  environment variable, instead of '%f'. But you should do so only from within  an executable, such as a Python script, and not directly in the clamd.conf "VirusEvent" command.

      Thank you to Amit Schendel for identifying this issue.

      Affected versions:
      • 0.104 (all patch versions)
      • 0.105 (all patch versions)
      • 1.0.0 through 1.0.4 (LTS)
      • 1.1 (all patch versions)
      • 1.2.0 and 1.2.1

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    Wednesday, January 24, 2024

    ClamAV 1.3.0 Second Release Candidate now available!

    We are excited to announce the ClamAV 1.3.0 release candidate.

    You can find the source code and installers for this release on the clamav.net/downloads page or the ClamAV GitHub release page.

    Tip: If you are downloading the source from the GitHub release page, the package labeled "clamav-1.3.0-rc2.tar.gz" does not require an internet connection to build. All dependencies are included in this package. But if you download the ZIP or TAR.GZ generated by GitHub, located at the very bottom, then an internet connection will be required during the build to download additional Rust dependencies.

    For Docker users, there is no specific Docker tag for the release candidate, but you can use these tags:

    • clamav/clamav:unstable
    • clamav/clamav:unstable_base 
    • clamav/clamav-debian:unstable
    • clamav/clamav-debian:unstable_base 

    This release candidate phase is expected to last two weeks before we publish the stable release. Please take this time to evaluate ClamAV 1.3.0.  

    Please help us validate this release by providing feedback via the ClamAV mailing list or our Discord.

    Changes since the first release candidate include:

    • ClamOnAcc: Fixed an infinite loop when a file has been deleted before a scan.
      Patch courtesy of gsuehiro.
    • ClamConf: Fixed an issue printing `MaxScanSize` introduced with the change to allow a `MaxScanSize` greater than 4 GB.
      Fix courtesy of teoberi.
    • Fixed an issue building a ClamAV RPM in some configurations.
      The issue was caused by faulty CMake logic that intended to create an empty database directory during the installation.

    You can find the full list of changes and improvements in the blog post for the first release candidate.

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    Monday, January 22, 2024

    ClamAV Debian multi-Arch Docker images now available!

    We now offer official ClamAV docker images based on `debian:11-slim`.

    In addition to offering an alternative to the original Alpine Linux images, the new images are multi-arch images supporting `linux/amd64`, `linux/arm64`, and `linux/ppc64le`.

    ClamAV's Alpine-based and Debian-based Docker images are now built weekly to pick up security fixes in the base images. 

    Check it out here.

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    Friday, December 15, 2023

    ClamAV 1.3.0 release candidate now available!

    The ClamAV 1.3.0 release candidate is now available.

    You may find the source code and installers for this release on the clamav.net/downloads page or the ClamAV GitHub release page.

    Tip: If you are downloading the source from the GitHub release page, the package labeled "clamav-1.3.0-rc.tar.gz" does not require an internet connection to build. All dependencies are included in this package.  But if you download the ZIP or TAR.GZ generated by GitHub, located at the very bottom, then an internet connection will be required during the build to download additional Rust dependencies.

    For Docker users, there is no specific Docker tag for the release candidate, but you can use the clamav:unstable or clamav:unstable_base tags.

    The release candidate phase is expected to last two to three weeks before we publish the stable release or a second release candidate. Please take this time to evaluate ClamAV 1.3.0.  

    Please help us validate this release by providing feedback via the ClamAV mailing list or on our Discord.

    ClamAV 1.3.0 includes the following improvements and changes:

    Major changes

    • Added support for extracting and scanning attachments found in Microsoft OneNote section files. OneNote parsing will be enabled by default, but may be optionally disabled using one of the following options:
      a. The clamscan command line option: --scan-onenote=no,
      b. The clamd.conf config option: ScanOneNote no,
      c. The libclamav scan option options.parse &= ~CL_SCAN_PARSE_ONENOTE;,
      d. A signature change to the daily.cfg dynamic configuration (DCONF).

    Other improvements

    • Fixed issue when building ClamAV on the Haiku (BeOS-like) operating system. Patch courtesy of Luca D'Amico

    • ClamD: When starting, ClamD will now check if the directory specified by TemporaryDirectory in clamd.conf exists. If it doesn't, ClamD will print an error message and will exit with exit code 1. Patch courtesy of Andrew Kiggins.

    • CMake: If configured to build static libraries, CMake will now also install the libclamav_rust, libclammspack, libclamunrar_iface, and libclamunrar static libraries required by libclamav.

      Note: These libraries are all linked into the clamscan, clamd, sigtool, and freshclam programs, which is why they did not need to be installed to function. However, these libraries would be required if you wish to build some other program that uses the libclamav static library.

      Patch courtesy of driverxdw.

    • Added file type recognition for compiled Python (`.pyc`) files.

        The file type appears as a string parameter for these callback functions:

        - `clcb_pre_cache`

        - `clcb_pre_scan`

        - `clcb_file_inspection`

        When scanning a `.pyc` file, the `type` parameter will now show

        "CL_TYPE_PYTHON_COMPILED" instead of "CL_TYPE_BINARY_DATA".

    • Assorted minor improvements and typo fixes.

    Bug fixes

    Acknowledgments

    Special thanks to the following people for code contributions and bug reports:

    • Albert Chin-A-Young
    • Andrew Kiggins
    • driverxdw
    • Luca D'Amico
    • RainRat
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