openSUSE-SU-2021:0812-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:0812-1

    Published: 30 May 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-27819

    Summary: Security update for libxls

    Details: This update for libxls fixes the following issues: libxsl was updated to release 1.6.2: * Fix NULL pointer dereferences in the xls2csv tool [boo#1179532] [CVE-2020-27819] Update to release 1.6.1 * Enabled decoding of non-Unicode character sets in older (BIFF5) XLS files. * Improved string conversion performance in newer files. update to 1.5.3: * Allow truncated XLS files * Fix long-standing 'extra column' bug #73 * Support for RSTRING records (rich-text cells in older BIFF5 files) tidyverse/readxl#611

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/G6PICHOKDDWFUM2A34VZUNW6XR4NUUPC/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179532, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27819

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxls

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/libxls&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1

    Affected versions

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