Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3210-1
23rd February, 2017
LibreOffice vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
LibreOffice could be made to disclose files if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software description
- libreoffice
– Office productivity suite
Details
Ben Hayak discovered that it was possible to make LibreOffice Calc and Writer
disclose arbitrary files to an attacker if a user opened a specially crafted
file with embedded links.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libreoffice-base
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-calc
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-common
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-math
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-writer
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-base-core
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
-
libreoffice-core
1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libreoffice-base
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-calc
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-common
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-math
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-writer
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-base-core
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
-
libreoffice-core
1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libreoffice-base
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-calc
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-common
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-math
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-writer
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-base-core
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
-
libreoffice-core
1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.