I can confirm this is a problem in libtfm. I installed libtfm1 (0.13-4.1) from kinetic repository. Freshclam runs correctly now:
$ sudo dpkg -i Downloads/libtfm1_0.13-4.1_amd64.deb dpkg: warning: downgrading libtfm1:amd64 from 0.13.1-1 to 0.13-4.1 (Reading database ... 255083 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libtfm1_0.13-4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libtfm1:amd64 (0.13-4.1) over (0.13.1-1) ... Setting up libtfm1:amd64 (0.13-4.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-0ubuntu4) ...
$ sudo freshclam Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023 -> ClamAV update process started at Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023 Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023 -> daily database available for update (local version: 26759, remote version: 26812) Current database is 53 versions behind. Downloading database patch # 26760... Time: 1.3s, ETA: 0.0s [========================>] 1.48KiB/1.48KiB
### LOTS OF DOWNLOADS
Downloading database patch # 26812... Time: 0.4s, ETA: 0.0s [========================>] 14.29KiB/14.29KiB Tue Feb 14 13:58:21 2023 -> Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.24bf72ffd7/clamav-2612b7e0fbdb3a18bf680780eff04d81.tmp-daily.cld' ... Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> Database test passed. Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> daily.cld updated (version: 26812, sigs: 2020880, f-level: 90, builder: raynman) Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> main.cld database is up-to-date (version: 62, sigs: 6647427, f-level: 90, builder: sigmgr) Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> bytecode.cld database is up-to-date (version: 333, sigs: 92, f-level: 63, builder: awillia2) Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> !NotifyClamd: Can't find or parse configuration file /etc/clamav/clamd.conf
I can confirm this is a problem in libtfm. I installed libtfm1 (0.13-4.1) from kinetic repository. Freshclam runs correctly now:
$ sudo dpkg -i Downloads/ libtfm1_ 0.13-4. 1_amd64. deb 0.13-4. 1_amd64. deb ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading libtfm1:amd64 from 0.13.1-1 to 0.13-4.1
(Reading database ... 255083 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libtfm1_
Unpacking libtfm1:amd64 (0.13-4.1) over (0.13.1-1) ...
Setting up libtfm1:amd64 (0.13-4.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-0ubuntu4) ...
$ sudo freshclam ======= ======= ====>] 1.48KiB/1.48KiB
Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023 -> ClamAV update process started at Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023
Tue Feb 14 13:57:52 2023 -> daily database available for update (local version: 26759, remote version: 26812)
Current database is 53 versions behind.
Downloading database patch # 26760...
Time: 1.3s, ETA: 0.0s [======
### LOTS OF DOWNLOADS
Downloading database patch # 26812... ======= ======= ====>] 14.29KiB/14.29KiB clamav/ tmp.24bf72ffd7/ clamav- 2612b7e0fbdb3a1 8bf680780eff04d 81.tmp- daily.cld' ... clamd.conf
Time: 0.4s, ETA: 0.0s [======
Tue Feb 14 13:58:21 2023 -> Testing database: '/var/lib/
Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> Database test passed.
Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> daily.cld updated (version: 26812, sigs: 2020880, f-level: 90, builder: raynman)
Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> main.cld database is up-to-date (version: 62, sigs: 6647427, f-level: 90, builder: sigmgr)
Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> bytecode.cld database is up-to-date (version: 333, sigs: 92, f-level: 63, builder: awillia2)
Tue Feb 14 13:58:26 2023 -> !NotifyClamd: Can't find or parse configuration file /etc/clamav/