USN-6769-1

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    USN-6769-1

    Published: 9 May 2024Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl vulnerabilities

    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)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6769-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22368, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23525

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb10u1build0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.27-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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