Critical Security Advisory for LibreOffice Affects Ubuntu 24.04 and 23.10
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 Summary: LibreOffice could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - libreoffice: Office productivity suite Details: It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly performed TLS certificate verification when the LibreOfficeKit library is being used by third-party components. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libreoffice 4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 Ubuntu 23.10 libreoffice 4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6877-1
CVE-2024-5261
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/4:7.6.7-0ubuntu0.23.10.3