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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3607
USN-4138-1: LibreOffice vulnerability
25 September 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: LibreOffice
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-9854
Reference: ESB-2019.3539
ESB-2019.3396
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4138-1/
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USN-4138-1: LibreOffice vulnerability
24 September 2019
libreoffice vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
LibreOffice could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description
o libreoffice - Office productivity suite
Details
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled embedded scripts in
document files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
libreoffice-core - 1:6.2.7-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libreoffice-core - 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libreoffice-core - 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial10
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all the
necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-9854
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