USN-7131-1: Vim vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.10
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a
buffer, leading to use-after-free. If a user was tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to
a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10

• vim - 2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 24.04

• vim - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5

Ubuntu 22.04

• vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.21

Ubuntu 20.04

• vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.29

Ubuntu 18.04

• vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm11
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm26
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm20

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

References

• CVE-2024-47814