==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6769-1
May 09, 2024<\/p>\n
libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl vulnerabilities
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl: Perl module to parse XLSX files<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX did not properly manage
memory during cell merge operations. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to consume large amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service
condition. (CVE-2024-22368)<\/p>\n
An Pham discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX allowed the processing of
external entities in a default configuration. An attacker could possibly
use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity (XXE) injection
attack. (CVE-2024-23525)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 23.10
libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-3+deb12u2build0.23.10.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6769-1
CVE-2024-22368, CVE-2024-23525<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl\/0.27-3+deb12u2build0.23.10.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl\/0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl\/0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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