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Ubuntu 24.04: USN-7062-1 critical: libgsf remote code execution risk

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2024
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Weaknesses in Libgsf impact Ubuntu systems, enabling malicious code execution through specifically designed files.
libgsf could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libgsf could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- libgsf: GObject introspection data for the Structured File Library

Details:

It was discovered that libgsf incorrectly handled certain Compound Document

Binary files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening

a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to execute arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libgsf-1-114                    1.14.51-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libgsf-1-114                    1.14.47-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libgsf-1-114                    1.14.46-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7062-1

CVE-2024-36474, CVE-2024-42415

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7062-1

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgsf/1.14.51-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgsf/1.14.47-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgsf/1.14.46-1ubuntu0.1

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