Gentoo: GLSA-201611-03: LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Please review the referenced CVE’s for specific information regarding each.
Resolution
All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the
latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.1.4.2"
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-5.1.4.2"
All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-4551 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4551 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-5212 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5212 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-5213 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5213 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-5214 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5214 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4324 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4324
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and
powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your
productivity.
Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for
word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and
more.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/libreoffice < 5.1.4.2 >= 5.1.4.2 2 app-office/libreoffice-bin < 5.1.4.2 >= 5.1.4.2 3 app-office/openoffice-bin < 4.1.2 >= 4.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages
Impact
===== Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known work around at this time.
