Public bug reported: FIPS mode restricts the use of cryptographic algorithm that are not approved for certain security purpose. clamAV 1.5.4 on Ubuntu 22.04 will display "LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context".
Upstream bug: https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/issues/1786 ----------- SCAN SUMMARY ----------- Known viruses: 3628180 Engine version: 1.5.4 Scanned directories: 2757 Scanned files: 13993 Infected files: 0 Data scanned: 0 B Data read: 544.45 MiB (ratio 0.00:1) Time: 659.341 sec (10 m 59 s) Start Date: 2026:10:21 22:47:43 End Date: 2026:10:21 22:58:42LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context LibClamAV Error: cli_scan_fmap: Error initializing md5 hash context ** Affects: clamav (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: sts -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2171996 Title: LibClamAV Error initializing md5 hash context on FIPS environment To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/2171996/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
