[USN-6877-1] LibreOffice vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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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

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