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USN-6420-1: Vim vulnerabilities

9 October 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

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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 possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3235, CVE-2022-3278,
CVE-2022-3297, CVE-2022-3491)

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 possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-3352, CVE-2022-4292)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when replacing in
virtualedit mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3234)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when autocmd changes
mark. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-3256)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform checks on array index
with negative width window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3324)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform checks on a put command
column with a visual block. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3520)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using autocommand
to open a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2022-3591)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when updating buffer
of the component autocmd handler. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3705)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled floating point comparison
with incorrect operator. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. and Ubuntu
22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4293)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

References

Related notices

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

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