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Ubuntu 22.04: USN-6420-1 Critical: Vim Memory Errors Exploited

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Solutions for multiple vulnerabilities in Vim impacting Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and prior releases. Discover additional details.
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-2022-3235, CVE-2022-3278,

CVE-2022-3297, CVE-2022-3491)

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 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04

LTS. (CVE-2022-3352, CVE-2022-4292)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when replacing in

virtualedit mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04

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security advisory denial of service security issue code execution ubuntu vim memory error

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
  xxd                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
  xxd                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6420-1

CVE-2022-3234, CVE-2022-3235, CVE-2022-3256, CVE-2022-3278,

CVE-2022-3297, CVE-2022-3324, CVE-2022-3352, CVE-2022-3491,

CVE-2022-3520, CVE-2022-3591, CVE-2022-3705, CVE-2022-4292,

CVE-2022-4293

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6420-1

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security advisory denial of service security issue code execution ubuntu vim memory error

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18

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