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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6546-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6546-1
Posted Dec 12, 2023
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 6546-1 - Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled filenames when passing embedded videos to GStreamer. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins. Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain non-typical hyperlinks. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary scripts.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2023-6185, CVE-2023-6186
SHA-256 | 01fab37c05cd681d38f4c0f1e488e1ac1bd4fefddc1383235b51249b5b081a76

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6546-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6546-1
December 11, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled filenames
when passing embedded videos to GStreamer. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins. (CVE-2023-6185)

Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain
non-typical hyperlinks. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary scripts. (CVE-2023-6186)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
libreoffice 4:7.6.4-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
libreoffice 4:7.5.9-0ubuntu0.23.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6546-1
CVE-2023-6185, CVE-2023-6186

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.6.4-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.5.9-0ubuntu0.23.04.1

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