USN-6195-1: Vim vulnerabilities

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vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

It was discovered that Vim contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0128)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when freeing
allocated memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0156)

It was discovered that Vim contained a heap-based buffer overflow
vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0158)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when recording
and using select mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0393)

It was...

It was discovered that Vim contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0128)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when freeing
allocated memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0156)

It was discovered that Vim contained a heap-based buffer overflow
vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0158)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when recording
and using select mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0393)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain memory operations
during a visual block yank. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0407)

It was discovered that Vim contained a NULL pointer dereference
vulnerability when switching tabpages. An attacker could possible use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0696)

Update instructions

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

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Ubuntu Release	Package Version
22.04 jammy	vim-athena – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
	xxd – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
	vim – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
	vim-tiny – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
	vim-gtk3 – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
	vim-nox – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9

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