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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6877-1
July 04, 2024

libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10

Summary:

LibreOffice could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly performed TLS certificate
verification when the LibreOfficeKit library is being used by third-party
components. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libreoffice                     4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 23.10
   libreoffice                     4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6877-1
   CVE-2024-5261

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3

Ubuntu 6877-1: LibreOffice Security Advisory Updates

July 4, 2024
LibreOffice could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 Summary: LibreOffice could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - libreoffice: Office productivity suite Details: It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly performed TLS certificate verification when the LibreOfficeKit library is being used by third-party components. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libreoffice 4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 Ubuntu 23.10 libreoffice 4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6877-1

CVE-2024-5261

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6877-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3

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