USN-3579-3: LibreOffice regression
Publication date
7 March 2018
Overview
USN-3579-1 caused a regression in LibreOffice.
Releases
Packages
- libreoffice - Office productivity suite
Details
USN-3579-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibreOffice. After upgrading, it was
no longer possible for LibreOffice to open documents from certain
locations outside of the user's home directory. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that =WEBSERVICE calls in a document could be used to
read arbitrary files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-6871)
USN-3579-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibreOffice. After upgrading, it was
no longer possible for LibreOffice to open documents from certain
locations outside of the user's home directory. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that =WEBSERVICE calls in a document could be used to
read arbitrary files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-6871)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.10 artful | libreoffice-common – 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.5 | ||
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