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Mageia 9 MGASA-2025-0089 critical: vim code execution risk

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2025
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Mageia 2025-0090 addresses a security flaw in vim regarding crafted zip files. Please update immediately to enhance your system's security.
Potential code execution with tar.vim and special crafted tar files

Summary

Potential code execution with tar.vim and special crafted tar files.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34057

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/02/1

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27423

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/vim-9.1.1166-1.mga9

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Publication date: 06 Mar 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0089.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-27423

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Topics Covered

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