============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2793-1 November 05, 2015 libreoffice vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice. Software Description: - libreoffice: Office productivity suite Details: Federico Scrinzi discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled documents inserted into Writer or Calc via links. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly obtain the contents of arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-4551) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PrinterSetup data stored in ODF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ODF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5212) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the number of pieces in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5213) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled bookmarks in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5214) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: libreoffice-core 1:4.4.6~rc3-0ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libreoffice-core 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libreoffice-core 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu9 After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2793-1 CVE-2015-4551, CVE-2015-5212, CVE-2015-5213, CVE-2015-5214 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.4.6~rc3-0ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.5.7-0ubuntu9