GLSA 201802-06: LibreOffice: Information disclosure

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LibreOffice: Information disclosure
Date:	02/20/2018
Bugs:	#647186
ID:	201802-06

Synopsis

A vulnerability in LibreOffice might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Background

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/libreoffice	< 5.4.5.1	>= 5.4.5.1	All supported architectures
app-office/libreoffice-bin	< 5.4.5.1	>= 5.4.5.1	All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that missing restrictions in the implementation of the WEBSERVICE function in LibreOffice could result in the disclosure of arbitrary files.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in the disclosure of arbitrary files readable by the victim.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.4.5.1"

All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.4.5.1"

References

CVE-2018-6871

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201802-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.