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Posted on 13 November 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6627-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
November 13, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl
CVE ID : CVE-2026-115943
Debian Bug : 1152516
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl. a
Perl module for reading MS Excel 2007 files, which could result in
denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if
specially crafted documents are processed.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.20-0+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl packages.
For the detailed security status of libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl please
refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
