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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5516-1 Moderate Vulnerability in Vim Memory Handling

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5516-1
July 13, 2022

vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An 
attacker could potentially use this issue to cause the corruption of 
sensitive information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5516-1
   CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2207, CVE-2022-2210

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5516-1 Moderate Vulnerability in Vim Memory Handling

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 13, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security flaws identified in Vim impact Ubuntu 16.04, creating risks of system crashes and memory leaks. Ensure you update for safety.
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5516-1

CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2207, CVE-2022-2210

July 13, 2022

Package Information

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