USN-3210-1: LibreOffice vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3210-1

23rd February, 2017

LibreOffice vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

LibreOffice could be made to disclose files if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software description

• libreoffice
  - Office productivity suite
  
  

Details

Ben Hayak discovered that it was possible to make LibreOffice Calc and Writer
disclose arbitrary files to an attacker if a user opened a specially crafted
file with embedded links.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions: