diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94a61f0517..93f87b197e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ string(TIMESTAMP TODAY "%Y%m%d")
 set(VERSION_SUFFIX "")
 
 project( ClamAV
-         VERSION "1.4.0"
+         VERSION "1.4.1"
          DESCRIPTION "ClamAV open source email, web, and end-point anti-virus toolkit." )
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d54a956b0f..f32e8ba5f1 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ properties(
         parameters(
             [
                 string(name: 'VERSION',
-                       defaultValue: '1.4.0',
+                       defaultValue: '1.4.1',
                        description: 'ClamAV version string'),
                 string(name: 'FRAMEWORK_BRANCH',
                        defaultValue: '1.4',
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c1b7336d53..9092496e79 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,38 @@
 Note: This file refers to the official packages. Things described here may
 differ slightly from third-party binary packages.
 
+## 1.4.1
+
+ClamAV 1.4.1 is a critical patch release with the following fixes:
+
+- [CVE-2024-20506](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20506):
+  Changed the logging module to disable following symlinks on Linux and Unix
+  systems so as to prevent an attacker with existing access to the 'clamd' or
+  'freshclam' services from using a symlink to corrupt system files.
+
+  This issue affects all currently supported versions. It will be fixed in:
+  - 1.4.1
+  - 1.3.2
+  - 1.0.7
+  - 0.103.12
+
+  Thank you to Detlef for identifying this issue.
+
+- [CVE-2024-20505](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20505):
+  Fixed a possible out-of-bounds read bug in the PDF file parser that could
+  cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
+
+  This issue affects all currently supported versions. It will be fixed in:
+  - 1.4.1
+  - 1.3.2
+  - 1.0.7
+  - 0.103.12
+
+  Thank you to OSS-Fuzz for identifying this issue.
+
+- Removed unused Python modules from freshclam tests including deprecated
+  'cgi' module that is expected to cause test failures in Python 3.13.
+
 ## 1.4.0
 
 ClamAV 1.4.0 includes the following improvements and changes:
diff --git a/common/output.c b/common/output.c
index 72e57ea96e..385dad7b15 100644
--- a/common/output.c
+++ b/common/output.c
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 
 #include "output.h"
 
+// Define O_NOFOLLOW for systems that don't have it.
+// Notably, Windows doesn't have O_NOFOLLOW.
+#ifndef O_NOFOLLOW
+#define O_NOFOLLOW 0
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CL_THREAD_SAFE
 #include <pthread.h>
 pthread_mutex_t logg_mutex     = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -304,7 +310,6 @@ int logg(loglevel_t loglevel, const char *str, ...)
     char buffer[1025], *abuffer = NULL, *buff;
     time_t currtime;
     size_t len;
-    mode_t old_umask;
 #ifdef F_WRLCK
     struct flock fl;
 #endif
@@ -338,18 +343,36 @@ int logg(loglevel_t loglevel, const char *str, ...)
     logg_open();
 
     if (!logg_fp && logg_file) {
-        old_umask = umask(0037);
-        if ((logg_fp = fopen(logg_file, "at")) == NULL) {
-            umask(old_umask);
+        int logg_file_fd = -1;
+
+        logg_file_fd = open(logg_file, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_APPEND | O_NOFOLLOW, 0640);
+        if (-1 == logg_file_fd) {
+            char errbuf[128];
+            cli_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+            printf("ERROR: Failed to open log file %s: %s\n", logg_file, errbuf);
+
 #ifdef CL_THREAD_SAFE
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&logg_mutex);
 #endif
-            printf("ERROR: Can't open %s in append mode (check permissions!).\n", logg_file);
-            if (len > sizeof(buffer))
+            if (abuffer)
                 free(abuffer);
             return -1;
-        } else
-            umask(old_umask);
+        }
+
+        logg_fp = fdopen(logg_file_fd, "at");
+        if (NULL == logg_fp) {
+            char errbuf[128];
+            cli_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+            printf("ERROR: Failed to convert the open log file descriptor for %s to a FILE* handle: %s\n", logg_file, errbuf);
+
+            close(logg_file_fd);
+#ifdef CL_THREAD_SAFE
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&logg_mutex);
+#endif
+            if (abuffer)
+                free(abuffer);
+            return -1;
+        }
 
 #ifdef F_WRLCK
         if (logg_lock) {
@@ -362,11 +385,16 @@ int logg(loglevel_t loglevel, const char *str, ...)
                 else
 #endif
                 {
+                    char errbuf[128];
+                    cli_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+                    printf("ERROR: Failed to lock the log file %s: %s\n", logg_file, errbuf);
+
 #ifdef CL_THREAD_SAFE
                     pthread_mutex_unlock(&logg_mutex);
 #endif
-                    printf("ERROR: %s is locked by another process\n", logg_file);
-                    if (len > sizeof(buffer))
+                    fclose(logg_fp);
+                    logg_fp = NULL;
+                    if (abuffer)
                         free(abuffer);
                     return -1;
                 }
@@ -441,8 +469,9 @@ int logg(loglevel_t loglevel, const char *str, ...)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&logg_mutex);
 #endif
 
-    if (len > sizeof(buffer))
+    if (abuffer)
         free(abuffer);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libclamav/bytecode_api.h b/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
index 63b730f493..fe254fa975 100644
--- a/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
+++ b/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ enum FunctionalityLevels {
     FUNC_LEVEL_0103_9    = 130, /**< LibClamAV release 0.103.9 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_0103_10   = 131, /**< LibClamAV release 0.103.10 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_0103_11   = 132, /**< LibClamAV release 0.103.11 */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_0103_12   = 133, /**< LibClamAV release 0.103.12 */
 
     FUNC_LEVEL_0104   = 140, /**< LibClamAV release 0.104.0 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_0104_1 = 141, /**< LibClamAV release 0.104.1 */
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ enum FunctionalityLevels {
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_0_4 = 164, /**< LibClamAV release 1.0.4 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_0_5 = 165, /**< LibClamAV release 1.0.5 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_0_6 = 166, /**< LibClamAV release 1.0.6 */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_1_0_7 = 167, /**< LibClamAV release 1.0.7 */
 
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_1   = 180, /**< LibClamAV release 1.1.0 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_1_1 = 181, /**< LibClamAV release 1.1.1 */
@@ -188,8 +190,10 @@ enum FunctionalityLevels {
 
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_3   = 200, /**< LibClamAV release 1.3.0 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_1_3_1 = 201, /**< LibClamAV release 1.3.1 */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_1_3_2 = 202, /**< LibClamAV release 1.3.2 */
 
-    FUNC_LEVEL_1_4 = 210, /**< LibClamAV release 1.4.0 */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_1_4   = 210, /**< LibClamAV release 1.4.0 */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_1_4_1 = 211, /**< LibClamAV release 1.4.1 */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libclamav/others.h b/libclamav/others.h
index 8cebf78d35..e967354b26 100644
--- a/libclamav/others.h
+++ b/libclamav/others.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
  * in re-enabling affected modules.
  */
 
-#define CL_FLEVEL 210
+#define CL_FLEVEL 211
 #define CL_FLEVEL_DCONF CL_FLEVEL
 #define CL_FLEVEL_SIGTOOL CL_FLEVEL
 
diff --git a/libclamav/pdf.c b/libclamav/pdf.c
index a5dd159e8a..6b2c7d2ff8 100644
--- a/libclamav/pdf.c
+++ b/libclamav/pdf.c
@@ -1003,8 +1003,26 @@ static size_t find_length(struct pdf_struct *pdf, struct pdf_obj *obj, const cha
                 return 0;
             }
 
-            indirect_obj_start = pdf->map + obj->start;
-            bytes_remaining    = pdf->size - obj->start;
+            if (NULL == obj->objstm) {
+                indirect_obj_start = (const char *)(obj->start + pdf->map);
+
+                if (!CLI_ISCONTAINED(pdf->map, pdf->size, indirect_obj_start, obj->size)) {
+                    cli_dbgmsg("find_length: indirect object found, but not contained in PDF\n");
+                    return 0;
+                }
+
+                bytes_remaining = pdf->size - obj->start;
+
+            } else {
+                indirect_obj_start = (const char *)(obj->start + obj->objstm->streambuf);
+
+                if (!CLI_ISCONTAINED(obj->objstm->streambuf, obj->objstm->streambuf_len, indirect_obj_start, obj->size)) {
+                    cli_dbgmsg("find_length: indirect object found, but not contained in PDF streambuf\n");
+                    return 0;
+                }
+
+                bytes_remaining = obj->objstm->streambuf_len - obj->start;
+            }
 
             /* Ok so we found the indirect object, lets read the value. */
             index = pdf_nextobject(indirect_obj_start, bytes_remaining);
@@ -3260,15 +3278,30 @@ void pdf_handle_enc(struct pdf_struct *pdf)
 
     obj = find_obj(pdf, pdf->objs[0], pdf->enc_objid);
     if (!obj) {
-        cli_dbgmsg("pdf_handle_enc: can't find encrypted object %d %d\n", pdf->enc_objid >> 8, pdf->enc_objid & 0xff);
-        noisy_warnmsg("pdf_handle_enc: can't find encrypted object %d %d\n", pdf->enc_objid >> 8, pdf->enc_objid & 0xff);
+        cli_dbgmsg("pdf_handle_enc: can't find encryption object %d %d\n", pdf->enc_objid >> 8, pdf->enc_objid & 0xff);
+        noisy_warnmsg("pdf_handle_enc: can't find encryption object %d %d\n", pdf->enc_objid >> 8, pdf->enc_objid & 0xff);
         return;
     }
 
     len = obj->size;
 
-    q = (obj->objstm) ? (const char *)(obj->start + obj->objstm->streambuf)
-                      : (const char *)(obj->start + pdf->map);
+    if (NULL == obj->objstm) {
+        q = (const char *)(obj->start + pdf->map);
+
+        if (!CLI_ISCONTAINED(pdf->map, pdf->size, q, len)) {
+            cli_dbgmsg("pdf_handle_enc: encryption object found, but not contained in PDF\n");
+            noisy_warnmsg("pdf_handle_enc: encryption object found, but not contained in PDF\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        q = (const char *)(obj->start + obj->objstm->streambuf);
+
+        if (!CLI_ISCONTAINED(obj->objstm->streambuf, obj->objstm->streambuf_len, q, len)) {
+            cli_dbgmsg("pdf_handle_enc: encryption object found, but not contained in PDF streambuf\n");
+            noisy_warnmsg("pdf_handle_enc: encryption object found, but not contained in PDF streambuf\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 
     O = U = UE = StmF = StrF = EFF = NULL;
 
diff --git a/libclamav/pdfng.c b/libclamav/pdfng.c
index 575cece831..5c3b9a116f 100644
--- a/libclamav/pdfng.c
+++ b/libclamav/pdfng.c
@@ -518,6 +518,11 @@ char *pdf_parse_string(struct pdf_struct *pdf, struct pdf_obj *obj, const char *
         if (!(newobj))
             return NULL;
 
+        if (!CLI_ISCONTAINED(pdf->map, pdf->size, newobj->start, newobj->size)) {
+            cli_dbgmsg("pdf_parse_string: object not contained in PDF\n");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
         if (newobj == obj)
             return NULL;
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/freshclam_test.py b/unit_tests/freshclam_test.py
index bec400f6aa..78de30c028 100644
--- a/unit_tests/freshclam_test.py
+++ b/unit_tests/freshclam_test.py
@@ -10,14 +10,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 import shutil
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import time
 import unittest
 from functools import partial
 
 from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
-import cgi
 
 import testcase