Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5995-1 Moderate: Vim Memory Management Flaws

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April 4, 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

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 when opening certain

files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted

file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This

issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,

and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674,

CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851,

CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125,

CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206,

CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2345, CVE-2022-2581)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain

files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted

file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This

issue only affec...

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu memory flaw update instructions memory management Vim

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  vim                             2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
  vim-athena                      2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
  vim-motif                       2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
  vim-nox                         2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
  vim-tiny                        2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-gnome                       2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8

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