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Mageia 2025-0107: vim Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 19, 2025
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Vim experiences a critical security issue leading to potential data loss with crafted zip files. Update advised.
Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files

Summary

Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files. (CVE-2025-29768)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34097

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/12/4

- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29768

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory data loss fix vim zip file Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/vim-9.1.1202-1.mga9

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Publication date: 19 Mar 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0107.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-29768

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory data loss fix vim zip file Mageia

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