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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6781-1
May 21, 2024
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel could possibly run commands if it processed a 
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl: Perl module to access information from 
Excel Spreadsheets
Details:
Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseExcel was passing 
unvalidated input from a file into a string-type "eval". An attacker 
could craft a malicious file to achieve arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl 0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl 0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl 0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl 0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl 0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6781-1
CVE-2023-7101
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl/0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl/0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1