Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6877-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6877-1
July 04, 2024

libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10

Summary:

LibreOffice could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
– libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly performed TLS certificate
verification when the LibreOfficeKit library is being used by third-party
components. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libreoffice 4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 23.10
libreoffice 4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6877-1
CVE-2024-5261

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3