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Debian: DSA-4261-1 Critical: vim-syntastic Arbitrary Code Execution

Enrico Zini discovered a vulnerability in Syntastic, an addon module for the Vim editor that runs a file through external checkers and displays any resulting errors. Config files were looked up in the current working directory which could result in arbitrary . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4261-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 03, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : vim-syntastic CVE ID : CVE-2018-11319 Enrico Zini discovered a vulnerability in Syntastic, an addon module for the Vim editor that runs a file through external checkersand displays any resulting errors. Config files were looked up in the current working directory which could result in arbitrary shell code execution if a malformed source code file is opened. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.0-1+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your vim-syntastic packages. For the detailed security status of vim-syntastic please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vim-syntastic 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. . Critical vulnerability identified in Syntastic plugin for Vim editor. Users advised to update for secure operation on Debian-based platforms.. Syntastic Security Update, Debian DSA-4261-1, Arbitrary Execution Risk, Vim Addon Module. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 03, 2018 •Critical Debian