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Ubuntu 22.10: 5963-1 Critical: Vim Memory Management Threat

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5963-1
March 20, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-47024,
CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433)

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management   
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial    
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-0051)

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management   
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial    
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1170, CVE-2023-1175)

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management   
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial    
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-1264)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  vim                             2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
  vim-athena                      2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
  vim-nox                         2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
  vim-tiny                        2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-athena-py2                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-gtk-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-gtk3                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-gtk3-py2                    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-nox-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5963-1
  CVE-2022-47024, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054,
  CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-1170, CVE-2023-1175,
  CVE-2023-1264

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11

Ubuntu 22.10: 5963-1 Critical: Vim Memory Management Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 20, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple significant vulnerabilities in Vim have put Ubuntu users at risk of possible denial of service attacks; patches have been released.
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 22.10: vim 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 vim-athena 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 vim-gtk3 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 vim-nox 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 vim-tiny 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7 vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7 vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7 vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7 vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5963-1

CVE-2022-47024, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054,

CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-1170, CVE-2023-1175,

CVE-2023-1264

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March 20, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11

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