1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5801-1

USN-5801-1: Vim vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 January 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Releases

Packages

  • vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

It was discovered that Vim makes illegal memory calls when pasting
brackets in Ex mode. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim,
access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. This issue
affected only Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 (CVE-2022-0392)

It was discovered that Vim makes illegal memory calls when making
certain retab calls. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim,
access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-0417)

It was discovered that Vim makes illegal memory calls when pasting
brackets in Ex mode. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim,
access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. This issue
affected only Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 (CVE-2022-0392)

It was discovered that Vim makes illegal memory calls when making
certain retab calls. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim,
access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-0417)

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
22.04 jammy vim-athena –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
vim-tiny –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
vim-gtk –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
vim –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
xxd –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
vim-nox –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
20.04 focal vim-athena –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
vim-tiny –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
vim-gtk –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
vim –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
xxd –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
vim-nox –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
18.04 bionic vim-gnome –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim-athena –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim-tiny –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim-gtk –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
xxd –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
vim-nox –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

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