=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2400-1
November 10, 2014
libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
LibreOffice could be made to embed sensitive information into documents.
Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite
Details:
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled OLE preview
generation. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted document, an
attacker could possibly exploit this to embed arbitrary data into
documents.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu7
After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2400-1
CVE-2014-3575
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.5.7-0ubuntu7