========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6769-1 May 09, 2024
libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl. Software Description: - libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl: Perl module to parse XLSX files Details: Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX did not properly manage memory during cell merge operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume large amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2024-22368) An Pham discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX allowed the processing of external entities in a default configuration. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack. (CVE-2024-23525) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10 libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-3+deb12u2build0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl 0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6769-1 CVE-2024-22368, CVE-2024-23525 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl/0.27-3+deb12u2build0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl/0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl/0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
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