Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
Florian Larysch discovered that the Vim text editor did not properly
validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax', and 'keymap' options. An
attacker could trick a user into opening a file with specially crafted
modelines and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Florian Larysch discovered that the Vim text editor did not properly
validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax', and 'keymap' options. An
attacker could trick a user into opening a file with specially crafted
modelines and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Vim to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.10 yakkety | vim – 2:7.4.1829-1ubuntu2.1 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1829-1ubuntu2.1 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1829-1ubuntu2.1 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1829-1ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 | |||
| 12.04 precise | vim – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.2 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.2 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.2 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.2 | |||
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