{"id":"USN-7011-1","summary":"clamav vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain PDF files. A\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-20505)\n\nIt was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled logfile privileges. A\nlocal attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to overwrite arbitrary\nfiles, possibly leading to privilege escalation. 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