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  2. USN-6452-1

USN-6452-1: Vim vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 October 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Releases

Packages

  • vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

It was discovered that Vim could be made to divide by zero. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3896)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4750)

It was discovered that Vim contained an arithmetic overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
(CVE-2023-4734)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (

It was discovered that Vim could be made to divide by zero. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3896)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4750)

It was discovered that Vim contained an arithmetic overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
(CVE-2023-4734)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4735, CVE-2023-5344)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu
23.10. (CVE-2023-4738)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu
16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-4751)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04
LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-4752, CVE-2023-5535)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu
22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-4781)

It was discovered that Vim could be made to dereference invalid memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5441)

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 –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
vim-athena –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
vim-gtk3 –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
vim-nox –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
vim-tiny –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
xxd –  2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.1
23.04 lunar vim –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
vim-athena –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
vim-gtk3 –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
vim-nox –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
vim-tiny –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
xxd –  2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.2
22.04 jammy vim –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
vim-athena –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
vim-gtk –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
vim-nox –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
vim-tiny –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
xxd –  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
20.04 focal vim –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
vim-athena –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
vim-gtk –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
vim-nox –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
vim-tiny –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
xxd –  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
18.04 bionic vim –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
vim-athena –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
vim-gtk –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
vim-gtk3 –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
vim-nox –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
vim-tiny –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
xxd –  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6  
16.04 xenial vim –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
vim-athena –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
vim-gtk –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
vim-gtk3 –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
vim-nox –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
vim-tiny –  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20  
14.04 trusty vim –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14  
vim-athena –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14  
vim-gtk –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14  
vim-nox –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14  
vim-tiny –  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14  

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