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Fedora 40: FEDORA-2024-2d8475afac Critical: Nano Buffer Underflow

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Calendar Grey September 11, 2024
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Fedora 40 users should update their vim editor to address security vulnerability CVE-2024-45306. Run `dnf update vim` to apply necessary patches for safety
Security fix for CVE-2024-45306

Summary

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the

vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is

still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features:

multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more.

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2024-45306

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Fedora heap overflow vim

Change Log

* Fri Sep 6 2024 Zdenek Dohnal - 2:9.1.719-1 - patchlevel 719

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2309344 - CVE-2024-45306 vim: heap-buffer-overflow in Vim [fedora-40] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309344

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-1f3759becc' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: vim
Product: Fedora 40
Version: 9.1.719
Release: 1.fc40
URL: http://www.vim.org/
Summary: The VIM editor

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Fedora heap overflow vim

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