The Document Foundation has released updates for versions 7.1 and 7.2 of LibreOffice. This open source office package originated as a fork of OpenOffice and comes with the word processor Writer, spreadsheet program Calc, presentation program Impress, drawing program Draw, database program Base and Formula, an application for making scientific notations.
In version 7.2 Among other things, we find improved support for Microsoft Office files and performance improvements when opening and editing large files. Furthermore, there is now also a version for computers equipped with an Apple processor. Versions 7.1.8 and 7.2.4 were released outside their usual release cycle to address a security vulnerability.
LibreOffice 7.2.4 Community and LibreOffice 7.1.8 Community available ahead of schedule to provide an important security fix
The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 7.2.4 Community and LibreOffice 7.1.8 Community to provide a key security fix. Releases are immediately available from and all LibreOffice users are recommended to update their installation. Both new version include the fixed NSS 3.73.0 cryptographic library, to solve CVE-2021-43527 (the nss secfix is the only change compared to the previous version).
| Version number | 7.1.8 / 7.2.4 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Website | Document Foundation |
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| License type | GPL |