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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6144-1 Moderate: LibreOffice Array Index Attack

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Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6144-1
June 07, 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:

It was discovered that LibreOffice did not properly validate the number of
parameters passed to the formula interpreter, leading to an array index
underflow attack. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
spreadsheet file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0950)

Amel Bouziane-Leblond discovered that LibreOffice did not prompt the user
before loading the host document inside an IFrame. If a user were tricked
into opening a specially crafted input file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause information disclosure or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-2255)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libreoffice                     1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libreoffice                     1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.8

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6144-1
  CVE-2023-0950, CVE-2023-2255

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6144-1 Moderate: LibreOffice Array Index Attack

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Calendar Grey June 7, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues were fixed in LibreOffice for Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 LTS addressing important vulnerabilities.
Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libreoffice 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libreoffice 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6144-1

CVE-2023-0950, CVE-2023-2255

June 07, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.8

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