============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1526-1 August 09, 2012 koffice vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 Summary: KOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - koffice: KDE Office Suite Details: It was discovered that KOffice incorrectly handled certain malformed MS Word documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted MS Word file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: koffice 1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1 Ubuntu 11.04: koffice 1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to restart KOffice to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1526-1 CVE-2012-3455 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1