Thursday, December 14, 2023

[USN-6546-2] LibreOffice vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6546-2
December 14, 2023

libreoffice vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

USN-6546-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibreOffice. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled filenames
when passing embedded videos to GStreamer. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins. (CVE-2023-6185)
Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain
non-typical hyperlinks. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary scripts. (CVE-2023-6186)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libreoffice 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libreoffice 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6546-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6546-1
CVE-2023-6185, CVE-2023-6186

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9

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