USN-6698-1: Vim vulnerability

18 March 2024

Vim could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

Zhen Zhou discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

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