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Ubuntu 25.04: Vim Critical Code Execution Issues USN-7748-1

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Calendar Grey September 15, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in Vim have been addressed in Ubuntu 25.04 and 24.04 LTS. It's crucial to update your system to mitigate potential security threats.
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 file extraction when opening

maliciously crafted zip or tar archives. An attacker could possibly use

this issue to create or overwrite files on the system and execute arbitrary

code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code vim

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  vim                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7748-1

CVE-2025-53905, CVE-2025-53906

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7748-1

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security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code vim

Package Information

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