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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6270-1 Critical: Vim Memory Exploits Fixed

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, along with previous releases, has undergone numerous security patches for Vim to prevent vulnerabilities and safeguard against potential exploits and system instabilities.
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 possibly execute arbitrary code. This

issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2182)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when deleting buffers

in diff mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

(CVE-2022-2208)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive

information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

(CVE-2022-2210)

It was discovered that ...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
  xxd                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
  xxd                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
  vim-gtk3                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6270-1

CVE-2022-2182, CVE-2022-2208, CVE-2022-2210, CVE-2022-2231,

CVE-2022-2257, CVE-2022-2264, CVE-2022-2284, CVE-2022-2285,

CVE-2022-2286, CVE-2022-2287, CVE-2022-2289

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6270-1

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory issue vim attack vector

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16

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