USN-7062-2: libgsf vulnerabilities

21 October 2024

libgsf could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • libgsf - GObject introspection data for the Structured File Library

Details

USN-7062-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libgsf. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libgsf incorrectly handled certain Compound
Document Binary files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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