1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4862-1

USN-4862-1: Neovim vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Neovim could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • neovim - heavily refactored vim fork

Details

It was discovered that Neovim incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Neovim incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
18.04 bionic neovim –  0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
neovim-runtime –  0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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