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Ubuntu 24.10 moderate: Vim denial of service risk from crafted input

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2025
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The latest security patches for Vim on Ubuntu resolve issues that could lead to program crashes and allow for the execution of unauthorized code from specially designed inputs.
Vim could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Vim could be made to crash or run programs 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 buffers

with the visual mode active. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu memory management input handling Vim

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   vim                             2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7220-1

  CVE-2025-22134

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7220-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu memory management input handling Vim

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30

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