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[slackware-security]  vim (SSA:2023-079-02)

New vim packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  Fixed security issues:
  NULL pointer dereference issue in utfc_ptr2len.
  Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size.
  Heap-based Buffer Overflow.
  Thanks to marav for the heads-up.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1264
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1175
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1170
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 15.0:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 15.0 packages:
91b0a99dc89adb5e128b60eb91d896f6  vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
8e9f7b4c108745f55a436b1d9f9e0295  vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages:
491c92d38cb9ff5c2b49c45fc68cf6ad  vim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
56fa8f9a44de7b550dba0496d9a120ee  vim-gvim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current packages:
b844827e42e587e08b02c75ab286ecb5  ap/vim-9.0.1418-i586-1.txz
6c625c6509c875d70aad1be68e064a7b  xap/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
81f0b239fb8bc75611cd1328af184a59  ap/vim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1.txz
76001e627513c1057fdd6af0714ca11d  xap/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


+-----+

Slackware: 2023-079-02: vim Security Update

March 20, 2023
New vim packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fixed security issues: NULL pointer dereference issue in utfc_ptr2len. Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. Heap-based Buffer Overflow. Thanks to marav for the heads-up. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1264 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1170 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 packages: 91b0a99dc89adb5e128b60eb91d896f6 vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz 8e9f7b4c108745f55a436b1d9f9e0295 vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages: 491c92d38cb9ff5c2b49c45fc68cf6ad vim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz 56fa8f9a44de7b550dba0496d9a120ee vim-gvim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current packages: b844827e42e587e08b02c75ab286ecb5 ap/vim-9.0.1418-i586-1.txz 6c625c6509c875d70aad1be68e064a7b xap/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: 81f0b239fb8bc75611cd1328af184a59 ap/vim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1.txz 76001e627513c1057fdd6af0714ca11d xap/vim-gvim-9.0.1418-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] vim (SSA:2023-079-02)
New vim packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg vim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz vim-gvim-9.0.1418-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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