Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting libreoffice-x11 package, versions <1:6.4.7.2-16.el8_9.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBREOFFICEX11-6595345
  • published10 Apr 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2024

Introduced: 10 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-6186  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libreoffice-x11 to version 1:6.4.7.2-16.el8_9.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:1514.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreoffice-x11 package and not the libreoffice-x11 package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning.

In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.

CVSS Scores

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