USN-3210-1: LibreOffice vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

libreoffice - Office productivity suite

Details

Ben Hayak discovered that it was possible to make LibreOffice Calc and Writer
disclose arbitrary files to an attacker if a user opened a specially crafted
file with embedded links.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
16.04 xenial	libreoffice – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-base – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-base-core – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-calc – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-common – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-core – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-math – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
	libreoffice-writer – 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial1
14.04 trusty	libreoffice – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-base – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-base-core – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-calc – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-common – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-core – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-math – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
	libreoffice-writer – 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5
12.04 precise	libreoffice – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-base – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-base-core – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-calc – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-common – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-core – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-math – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13
	libreoffice-writer – 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu13

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References

CVE-2017-3157

CVE-2017-3157