Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1669-1 libreoffice -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
08 Feb 2019
Affected Packages:
libreoffice
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-16858.
More information:

Alex Infuehr discovered a directory traversal vulnerability which could result in the execution of Python script code when opening a malformed document.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u12.

We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS