[USN-7228-1] LibreOffice vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7228-1
January 27, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

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)

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.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7228-1
   CVE-2024-12425, CVE-2024-12426

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.8.4-0ubuntu0.24.10.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13

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