[USN-6965-1] Vim vulnerabilities
Bruce Cable
bruce.cable at canonical.com
Wed Aug 21 04:24:33 UTC 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6965-1
August 21, 2024
vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details:
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user
privileges. (CVE-2021-3974)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
editing certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial
of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.
(CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6965-1
CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019,
CVE-2021-4069
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