USN-6769-1: Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl - Perl module to parse XLSX files

Details

Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX did not properly manage
memory during cell merge operations. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to consume large amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service
condition. (CVE-2024-22368)

An Pham discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX allowed the processing of
external entities in a default configuration. An attacker could possibly
use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity (XXE) injection
attack. (CVE-2024-23525)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10

• libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl - 0.27-3+deb12u2build0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl - 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl - 0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

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

References

• CVE-2024-22368
• CVE-2024-23525