USN-5498-1: Vim vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 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.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

• vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2022-1733
• CVE-2022-0413
• CVE-2022-1785
• CVE-2022-1851
• CVE-2022-1629
• CVE-2022-1796
• CVE-2022-1898
• CVE-2022-1735

Related notices

• USN-5995-1: xxd, vim-runtime, vim-motif, vim, vim-common, vim-tiny, vim-nox, vim-doc, vim-athena, vim-gtk, vim-gtk3, vim-gnome, vim-lesstif, vim-gui-common