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Debian: DSA-4487-1 moderate: Neovim Shell Command Execution Issue

User "Arminius" discovered a vulnerability in Vim, an enhanced version of the standard UNIX editor Vi (Vi IMproved), which also affected the Neovim fork, an extensible editor focused on modern code and features: . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4487-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff July 23, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : neovim CVE ID : CVE-2019-12735 User "Arminius" discovered a vulnerability in Vim, an enhanced version of the standard UNIX editor Vi (Vi IMproved), which also affected the Neovim fork, an extensible editor focused on modern code and features: Editors typically provide a way to embed editor configuration commands (aka modelines) which are executed once a file is opened, while harmful commands are filtered by a sandbox mechanism. It was discovered that the "source" command (used to include and execute another file) was not filtered, allowing shell command execution with a carefully crafted file opened in Neovim. For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.7-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your neovim packages. For the detailed security status of neovim please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/neovim Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4521-2 for neovim addresses a vulnerability that allows shell command execution via unvalidated modelines.. Debian Security Advisory, Neovim Security, Command Execution Risk, ShellExploit, Editor Vulnerability. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 23, 2019 Debian