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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2022.5872 USN-5723-1: Vim vulnerabilities 15 November 2022 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Vim Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2022-2304 CVE-2022-2206 CVE-2022-2183 CVE-2022-2175 CVE-2022-2126 CVE-2022-2125 CVE-2022-2124 CVE-2022-1725 CVE-2022-1674 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2022-2304 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: NVD Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-5723-1: Vim vulnerabilities 14 November 2022 Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Releases o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Packages o vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details It was discovered that Vim could be made to crash when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-1674 ) It was discovered that there existed a NULL pointer dereference in Vim. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-1725 ) It was discovered that there existed a buffer over-read in Vim when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2124 ) It was discovered that there existed a heap buffer overflow in Vim when auto-indenting lisp. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2125 ) It was discovered that there existed an out of bounds read in Vim when performing spelling suggestions. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2126 ) It was discovered that Vim accessed invalid memory when executing specially crafted command line expressions. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim, access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. ( CVE-2022-2175 ) It was discovered that there existed an out-of-bounds read in Vim when auto-indenting lisp. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim, access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. ( CVE-2022-2183 ) It was discovered that Vim accessed invalid memory when terminal size changed. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim, access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. ( CVE-2022-2206 ) It was discovered that there existed a stack buffer overflow in Vim's spelldump. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2304 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 o vim-nox-py2 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gnome - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-athena-py2 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-athena - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gtk - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gtk3-py2 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gtk-py2 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-tiny - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gnome-py2 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-gtk3 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) o vim-nox - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2022-1674 o CVE-2022-2125 o CVE-2022-2304 o CVE-2022-1725 o CVE-2022-2124 o CVE-2022-2126 o CVE-2022-2183 o CVE-2022-2175 o CVE-2022-2206 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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