Ubuntu alert USN-2578-1 (libreoffice)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2578-1] LibreOffice vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:25:16 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <553E2AAC.7030004@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2578-1 April 27, 2015 libreoffice vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libreoffice: Office productivity suite Details: Alexander Cherepanov discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain RTF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted RTF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-9093) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain HWP files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted HWP document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1774) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libreoffice-core 1:4.3.7~rc2-0ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libreoffice-core 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libreoffice-core 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu8 After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2578-1 CVE-2014-9093, CVE-2015-1774 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.3.7~... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.8-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.5.7-... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...