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SUSE 12 SP5: 2023:4560-1 Important: VIM Buffer Overflow and Segfault

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2023
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Important security patch for vim addresses several vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5. Prompt action advised.
* bsc#1215940 * bsc#1216001 * bsc#1216167 * bsc#1216696

Summary

## This update for vim fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-5344: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim prior to 9.0.1969 (bsc#1215940) * CVE-2023-5441: segfault in exmode when redrawing (bsc#1216001) * CVE-2023-5535: use-after-free from buf_contents_changed() (bsc#1216167) * CVE-2023-46246: Integer Overflow in :history command (bsc#1216696) ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4560=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4560=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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References

* bsc#1215940

* bsc#1216001

* bsc#1216167

* bsc#1216696

Cross-

* CVE-2023-46246

* CVE-2023-5344

* CVE-2023-5441

* CVE-2023-5535

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-46246 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-46246 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-5344 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-5344 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-5344 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-5441 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-5441 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-5441 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4560-1
Rating: important

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