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Mageia 8 MGASA-2023-0137 Critical: Vim Shell Access Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey April 11, 2023
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MGASA-2023-0145 announces vital updates for curl to address vulnerabilities. Crucial information for Mageia enthusiasts wanting to enhance their system's integrity!
"rvim" can execute a shell through :diffpatch

Summary

"rvim" can execute a shell through :diffpatch. References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31766 - https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/23a971da506249fc8388f06cd5c011b83406ac5c

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31766

- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/23a971da506249fc8388f06cd5c011b83406ac5c

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical shell access vim Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/vim-9.0.1441-1.mga8

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Publication date: 11 Apr 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0137.html
Type: security

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security advisory update critical shell access vim Mageia

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