Updated libreoffice packages fix security vulnerabilities:
LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed
scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc.
LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle
vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary
python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo
to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be
constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without
warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document
event handler (CVE-2019-9848).
LibreOffice has a 'stealth mode' in which only documents from locations
deemed 'trusted' are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is
not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable
LibreOffice's ability to include remote resources within a document.
A flaw existed where bull...
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25154
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9848
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9849
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9850
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9851
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9852
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9853
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9854
- 7/core/libreoffice-6.2.8.2-1.mga7
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