GLSA 201706-28: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/27/2017
Bugs:	#616472
ID:	201706-28

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/libreoffice	< 5.2.7.2	>= 5.2.7.2	All supported architectures
app-office/libreoffice-bin	< 5.2.7.2	>= 5.2.7.2	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibreOffice. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.2.7.2"

All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.2.7.2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201706-28.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.