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[USN-2253-1] LibreOffice vulnerability

Posted on 23 June 2014
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2253-1
June 23, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

LibreOffice would unconditionally execute certain VBA macros.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

It was discovered that LibreOffice unconditionally executed certain VBA
macros, contrary to user expectations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:4.2.4-0ubuntu2

After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to makea a=
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the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2253-1
CVE-2014-0247

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.4-0ubuntu2

 

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