MGASA-2019-0102 - Updated libreoffice packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 22 Feb 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0102.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-16858

Alex Infuehr discovered a directory traversal vulnerability which could
result in the execution of Python script code when opening a malformed
document (CVE-2018-16858).

The libreoffice package has been updated to version 6.1.5.2, fixing this
issue, and including several other bug fixes and enhancements.  Several
supporting library packages have been updated as well.

Here's the list of improvements from 5.3 to 6.1:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.4
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/6.0
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/6.1

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24309
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4381
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16858

SRPMS:
- 6/core/libabw-0.1.2-1.mga6
- 6/core/libcdr-0.1.5-1.mga6
- 6/core/libcmis-0.5.2-1.mga6
- 6/core/libe-book-0.1.3-1.mga6
- 6/core/libetonyek-0.1.9-1.mga6
- 6/core/libfreehand-0.1.2-2.mga6
- 6/core/libmspub-0.1.4-1.mga6
- 6/core/libmwaw-0.3.14-2.mga6
- 6/core/libodfgen-0.1.7-1.mga6
- 6/core/libpagemaker-0.0.4-1.mga6
- 6/core/libstaroffice-0.0.6-1.mga6
- 6/core/libvisio-0.1.6-1.mga6
- 6/core/libwpg-0.3.3-1.mga6
- 6/core/libwps-0.4.10-1.mga6
- 6/core/libzmf-0.0.2-1.mga6
- 6/core/cppunit-1.14.0-1.mga6
- 6/core/libepubgen-0.1.1-2.mga6
- 6/core/libixion-0.14.1-1.mga6
- 6/core/libnumbertext-1.0.5-1.mga6
- 6/core/liborcus-0.14.1-1.mga6
- 6/core/libqxp-0.0.2-1.mga6
- 6/core/mdds-1.4.3-1.mga6
- 6/core/libreoffice-6.1.5.2-1.1.mga6

Mageia 2019-0102: libreoffice security update

Alex Infuehr discovered a directory traversal vulnerability which could result in the execution of Python script code when opening a malformed document (CVE-2018-16858)

Summary

Alex Infuehr discovered a directory traversal vulnerability which could result in the execution of Python script code when opening a malformed document (CVE-2018-16858).
The libreoffice package has been updated to version 6.1.5.2, fixing this issue, and including several other bug fixes and enhancements. Several supporting library packages have been updated as well.
Here's the list of improvements from 5.3 to 6.1: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.4 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/6.0 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/6.1

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24309

- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/

- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4381

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16858

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0102 - Updated libreoffice packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/libabw-0.1.2-1.mga6

- 6/core/libcdr-0.1.5-1.mga6

- 6/core/libcmis-0.5.2-1.mga6

- 6/core/libe-book-0.1.3-1.mga6

- 6/core/libetonyek-0.1.9-1.mga6

- 6/core/libfreehand-0.1.2-2.mga6

- 6/core/libmspub-0.1.4-1.mga6

- 6/core/libmwaw-0.3.14-2.mga6

- 6/core/libodfgen-0.1.7-1.mga6

- 6/core/libpagemaker-0.0.4-1.mga6

- 6/core/libstaroffice-0.0.6-1.mga6

- 6/core/libvisio-0.1.6-1.mga6

- 6/core/libwpg-0.3.3-1.mga6

- 6/core/libwps-0.4.10-1.mga6

- 6/core/libzmf-0.0.2-1.mga6

- 6/core/cppunit-1.14.0-1.mga6

- 6/core/libepubgen-0.1.1-2.mga6

- 6/core/libixion-0.14.1-1.mga6

- 6/core/libnumbertext-1.0.5-1.mga6

- 6/core/liborcus-0.14.1-1.mga6

- 6/core/libqxp-0.0.2-1.mga6

- 6/core/mdds-1.4.3-1.mga6

- 6/core/libreoffice-6.1.5.2-1.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 22 Feb 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0102.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16858

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