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openSUSE 15.5: SUSE-SU-2023:4557-1 Important: Vim Security Update

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
SUSE unveiled a critical security announcement for git, tackling various vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows and segmentation faults.
This update for vim fixes the following issues: Updated to version 9.0 with patch level 2103, fixes the following security problems

Description

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 9.0 with patch level 2103, fixes the following security

problems

* CVE-2023-5344: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim prior to 9.0.1969

(bsc#1215940)

* CVE-2023-5441: vim: segfault in exmode when redrawing (bsc#1216001)

* CVE-2023-5535: vim: use-after-free from buf_contents_changed() (bsc#1216167)

* CVE-2023-46246: vim: Integer Overflow in :history command (bsc#1216696)

* CVE-2023-4738: vim: heap-buffer-overflow in vim_regsub_both (bsc#1214922)

* CVE-2023-4735: vim: OOB Write ops.c (bsc#1214924)

* CVE-2023-4734: vim: segmentation fault in function f_fullcommand

(bsc#1214925)

* CVE-2023-4733: vim: use-after-free in function buflist_altfpos (bsc#1215004)

* CVE-2023-4752: vim: Heap Use After Free in function ins_compl_get_exp

(bsc#1215006)

* CVE-2023-4781: vim: heap-buffer-overflow in function vim_regsub_both

(bsc#1215033)

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4557=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4557=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4557=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4557=1

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2023-4557=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* vim-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* gvim-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* gvim-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-debugsource-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* vim-data-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-data-common-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)

* vim-data-common-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* vim-debugsource-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* vim-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-debugsource-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-small-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* vim-debuginfo-9.0.2103-150500.20.6.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (noarch)

*...

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References

* bsc#1214922

* bsc#1214924

* bsc#1214925

* bsc#1215004

* bsc#1215006

* bsc#1215033

* bsc#1215940

* bsc#1216001

* bsc#1216167

* bsc#1216696

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46246.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4733.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4734.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4735.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4738.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4752.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4781.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5344.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5441.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5535.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214922

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214924

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214925

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215004

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215006

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215033

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4557-1
Rating: important

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