1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6698-1

USN-6698-1: Vim vulnerability

Publication date

18 March 2024

Overview

Vim could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

Zhen Zhou discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

Zhen Zhou discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

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
23.10 mantic vim –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.3
22.04 jammy vim –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16
20.04 focal vim –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22
18.04 bionic vim –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8  
16.04 xenial vim –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23  
14.04 trusty vim –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16  

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