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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7131-1 critical: Vim denial of service

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Certain versions of Ubuntu may experience crashes in Vim due to specially designed inputs. It's advised to upgrade your system to resolve this vulnerability.
Vim could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Vim could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a buffer, leading to use-after-free. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Vim Ubuntu 24.10

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10   vim                             2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.21 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.29 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm26                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS   vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm20                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7131-1

  CVE-2024-47814

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7131-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Vim Ubuntu 24.10

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.2      

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