Ubuntu Security Notice 5836-1 - It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5836-1
January 31, 2023
vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details:
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-47024, CVE-2023-0049,
CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm15
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5836-1
CVE-2022-47024, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288,
CVE-2023-0433