USN-7228-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities

USN-7228-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities

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Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled paths when processing embedded font files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files ending with ".ttf". (CVE-2024-12425) Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain environment variables and INI file values. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12426)

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