Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7228-1 critical: LibreOffice information leak

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January 27, 2025

Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.

Software Description:

- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled paths when

processing embedded font files. If a user or automated system were tricked

into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could

possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files ending with ".ttf".

(CVE-2024-12425)

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain

environment variables and INI file values. If a user or automated system

were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote

attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate sensitive information.

(CVE-2024-12426)

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu arbitrary file creation LibreOffice information exfiltration

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   libreoffice                     4:24.8.4-0ubuntu0.24.10.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libreoffice                     4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libreoffice                     1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libreoffice                     1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13

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