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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7419-1 Critical: Vim Input Handling Crash

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Calendar Grey April 7, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Vim encounters critical errors with specially designed input in Ubuntu. Apply the latest update to resolve significant vulnerabilities across various versions.
Vim could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

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 using invalid

input with the log option. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and

Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1215)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when redirecting

certain output to the register. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-26603)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu memory issue Denial of Service input handling Vim

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   vim                             2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.5

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7419-1

  CVE-2025-1215, CVE-2025-26603

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7419-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu memory issue Denial of Service input handling Vim

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32

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