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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7048-1
October 01, 2024
vim vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Vim could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details:
Suyue Guo discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when flushing the
typeahead buffer, leading to heap-buffer-overflow. 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 24.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.25
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7048-1
  CVE-2024-43802
Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.25