USN-5995-1: Vim vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674,
CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851,
CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125,
CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206,
CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2345, CVE-2022-2581)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2571, CVE-2022-2845, CVE-2022-2849,
CVE-2022-2923)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1927,
CVE-2022-2344)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2946)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2022-2980)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10

• vim-athena - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
• vim - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
• vim-tiny - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
• vim-gtk3 - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
• vim-nox - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3
• vim-motif - 2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04

• vim-athena - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
• vim-gtk - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
• vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
• vim-tiny - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
• vim-gtk3 - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
• vim-nox - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 20.04

• vim-athena - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
• vim-gtk - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
• vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
• vim-tiny - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
• vim-gtk3 - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
• vim-nox - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13

Ubuntu 18.04

• vim-gnome - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim-athena - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim-gtk - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim-tiny - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim-gtk3 - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
• vim-nox - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12

Ubuntu 14.04

• vim-gnome - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• vim-athena - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• vim-gtk - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• vim-tiny - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• vim-nox - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2022-1968
• CVE-2022-2125
• CVE-2022-2304
• CVE-2022-2946
• CVE-2022-1629
• CVE-2022-0413
• CVE-2022-1785
• CVE-2022-2845
• CVE-2022-1927
• CVE-2022-2345
• CVE-2022-2581
• CVE-2022-2126
• CVE-2022-1898
• CVE-2022-1720
• CVE-2022-1674
• CVE-2022-2183
• CVE-2022-2124
• CVE-2022-2344
• CVE-2022-1735
• CVE-2022-1733
• CVE-2022-2206
• CVE-2022-2849
• CVE-2022-2129
• CVE-2022-2923
• CVE-2022-1796
• CVE-2022-2980
• CVE-2022-1851
• CVE-2022-2175
• CVE-2022-1942
• CVE-2022-2571

Related notices

• USN-5507-1: vim-gtk-py2, vim-gtk3, vim, vim-gtk, vim-athena, vim-doc, vim-common, vim-gnome-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-gtk3-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-nox-py2
• USN-5723-1: vim-gtk-py2, vim-gtk3, vim, vim-gtk, vim-athena, vim-doc, vim-common, vim-gnome-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-gtk3-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-nox-py2
• USN-5498-1: vim-gtk-py2, vim-gtk3, vim, vim-gtk, vim-athena, vim-doc, vim-common, vim-gnome-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-gtk3-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-nox-py2
• USN-5775-1: vim-gtk-py2, vim-gtk3, vim, vim-gtk, vim-athena, vim-doc, vim-common, vim-gnome-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-gtk3-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-nox-py2
• USN-5533-1: vim-gtk-py2, vim-gtk3, vim, vim-gtk, vim-athena, vim-doc, vim-common, vim-gnome-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-gtk3-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-nox-py2