Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2398-1
5th November, 2014
libreoffice vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software description
- libreoffice
– Office productivity suite
Details
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the Impress remote
control port. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Impress to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
libreoffice-core
1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libreoffice-core
1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to
make all the necessary changes.