Ubuntu Security Notice 5507-1 - It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause the program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5507-1
July 08, 2022
vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details:
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An
attacker could potentially use this issue to cause the program to crash,
use unexpected values, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1968)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An
attacker could potentially use this issue to cause the corruption of
sensitive information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1942)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5507-1
CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968