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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.5795
USN-6420-1: Vim vulnerabilities
10 October 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Vim
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-4293 CVE-2022-4292 CVE-2022-3705
CVE-2022-3591 CVE-2022-3520 CVE-2022-3491
CVE-2022-3352 CVE-2022-3324 CVE-2022-3297
CVE-2022-3278 CVE-2022-3256 CVE-2022-3235
CVE-2022-3234
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6420-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.8 CVE-2022-3520 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: [NIST], huntr.dev
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6420-1: Vim vulnerabilities
9 October 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Releases
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-3235 , CVE-2022-3278 ,
CVE-2022-3297 , CVE-2022-3491 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. ( CVE-2022-3352 , CVE-2022-4292 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when replacing in
virtualedit mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-3234 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when autocmd changes
mark. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. ( CVE-2022-3256 )
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform checks on array index
with negative width window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2022-3324 )
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform checks on a put command
column with a visual block. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-3520 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using autocommand
to open a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. ( CVE-2022-3591 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when updating buffer
of the component autocmd handler. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-3705 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled floating point comparison
with incorrect operator. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. and Ubuntu
22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-4293 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
o vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o vim-athena - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o vim-gtk - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o vim-nox - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o vim-tiny - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
o xxd - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
Ubuntu 20.04
o vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o vim-athena - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o vim-gtk - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o vim-nox - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o vim-tiny - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
o xxd - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
Ubuntu 18.04
o vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-athena - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-nox - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-tiny - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o xxd - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-athena - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gnome - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-nox - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-tiny - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-3591
o CVE-2022-3352
o CVE-2022-3234
o CVE-2022-4293
o CVE-2022-3520
o CVE-2022-3491
o CVE-2022-3256
o CVE-2022-3278
o CVE-2022-3297
o CVE-2022-3705
o CVE-2022-4292
o CVE-2022-3324
o CVE-2022-3235
Related notices
o USN-5775-1 : vim-gtk-py2, vim, vim-common, vim-runtime, vim-gtk3-py2,
vim-gtk3, vim-doc, vim-gtk, vim-nox-py2, vim-athena-py2, vim-tiny, vim-nox,
vim-gnome, vim-gui-common, vim-athena, vim-gnome-py2
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