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Gentoo: GLSA-201706-28 Normal: LibreOffice Multiple Code Issues

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Calendar Grey June 27, 2017
Scroller Gentoo Esm H88
Enhance LibreOffice on Gentoo to address various security flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibreOffice. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution remote execution arbitrary access normal severity LibreOffice

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.2.7.2"
All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.2.7.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10327 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10327 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-7870 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7870

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-28
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 27, 2017
Bugs: #616472
ID: 201706-28

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution remote execution arbitrary access normal severity LibreOffice

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice, 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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/libreoffice < 5.2.7.2 >= 5.2.7.2 2 app-office/libreoffice-bin < 5.2.7.2 >= 5.2.7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.