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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7815-1
October 09, 2025

vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- 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 certain internal calls when
scrolling a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm28
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm22
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7815-1
  CVE-2025-24014