[USN-6698-1] Vim vulnerability

[Ian Constantin]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6698-1
March 18, 2024

vim vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Vim could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

Zhen Zhou discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   vim                             2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6698-1
   CVE-2024-22667

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22

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