USN-7025-1: LibreOffice vulnerability

Publication date

19 September 2024

Overview

LibreOffice could accept fraudulent digital signatures.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that LibreOffice would incorrectly handle digital
signature verification after repairing a corrupted document. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to forge valid signatures.

It was discovered that LibreOffice would incorrectly handle digital
signature verification after repairing a corrupted document. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to forge valid signatures.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make 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
22.04 jammy libreoffice –  1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
20.04 focal libreoffice –  1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.12

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