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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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) 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 a...

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory issue vim attack vector

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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