USN-2253-1: LibreOffice vulnerability

Publication date

23 June 2014

Overview

LibreOffice would unconditionally execute certain VBA macros.

Releases


Packages

Details

It was discovered that LibreOffice unconditionally executed certain VBA
macros, contrary to user expectations.

It was discovered that LibreOffice unconditionally executed certain VBA
macros, contrary to user expectations.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to makea all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty libreoffice-core –  1:4.2.4-0ubuntu2

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