USN-7228-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.10
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• libreoffice - Office productivity suite

Details

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled paths when
processing embedded font files. If a user or automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files ending with ".ttf".
(CVE-2024-12425)

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain
environment variables and INI file values. If a user or automated system
were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-12426)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10

• libreoffice - 4:24.8.4-0ubuntu0.24.10.2

Ubuntu 24.04

• libreoffice - 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 22.04

• libreoffice - 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8

Ubuntu 20.04

• libreoffice - 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13

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

References

• CVE-2024-12426
• CVE-2024-12425