Red Hat Security Advisory: libreoffice security update
A security update for LibreOffice addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-6472) where the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated was removed in high security mode. This vulnerability relates to improper validation of macro signatures, which could affect the security posture of LibreOffice when running macros. The update is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security and applies to LibreOffice packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. No specific CVSS score is provided for this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-6472 in LibreOffice involves the improper validation of macro signatures, specifically the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated in high security mode. Red Hat issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:5598) for LibreOffice in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, removing this ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures to mitigate the risk. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated LibreOffice packages to address the issue. No detailed CVSS score or exploitation details are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow unvalidated macro signatures to be trusted in high security mode, potentially enabling execution of macros without proper signature validation. This could lead to security risks when handling documents with macros. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for LibreOffice is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that removes the ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures in high security mode. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5598 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the issue.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libreoffice security update
Description
A security update for LibreOffice addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-6472) where the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated was removed in high security mode. This vulnerability relates to improper validation of macro signatures, which could affect the security posture of LibreOffice when running macros. The update is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security and applies to LibreOffice packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. No specific CVSS score is provided for this vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-6472 in LibreOffice involves the improper validation of macro signatures, specifically the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated in high security mode. Red Hat issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:5598) for LibreOffice in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, removing this ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures to mitigate the risk. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated LibreOffice packages to address the issue. No detailed CVSS score or exploitation details are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow unvalidated macro signatures to be trusted in high security mode, potentially enabling execution of macros without proper signature validation. This could lead to security risks when handling documents with macros. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for LibreOffice is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that removes the ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures in high security mode. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5598 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5598
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1f14853345fc1832957
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:29 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:45:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 9
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