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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.4432
USN-6270-1: Vim vulnerabilities
4 August 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-2022-2289 CVE-2022-2287 CVE-2022-2286
CVE-2022-2285 CVE-2022-2284 CVE-2022-2264
CVE-2022-2257 CVE-2022-2231 CVE-2022-2210
CVE-2022-2208 CVE-2022-2182
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6270-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.0 CVE-2022-2287 (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)
CVSS Source: NIST, [huntr.dev]
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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USN-6270-1: Vim vulnerabilities
3 August 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 16.04 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-2022-2182 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when deleting buffers
in diff mode. 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-2022-2208 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive
information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
( CVE-2022-2210 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using nested
:source. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-2231 )
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
processing a menu item with the only modifier. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2257 )
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.
( CVE-2022-2264 , CVE-2022-2284 , CVE-2022-2289 )
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
going over the end of the typahead. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2285 )
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
reading the provided string. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2286 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when adding words
with a control character to the internal spell word list. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2022-2287 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
o vim-athena - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o xxd - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o vim-gtk - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o vim-tiny - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
o vim-nox - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
Ubuntu 20.04
o vim-athena - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o xxd - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o vim-gtk - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o vim-tiny - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
o vim-nox - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
Ubuntu 18.04
o vim-athena - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o xxd - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-tiny - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk3 - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-nox - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o vim-athena - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-tiny - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk3 - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-nox - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o vim-athena - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-gtk - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-tiny - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o vim-nox - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-2208
o CVE-2022-2182
o CVE-2022-2264
o CVE-2022-2286
o CVE-2022-2287
o CVE-2022-2231
o CVE-2022-2210
o CVE-2022-2285
o CVE-2022-2289
o CVE-2022-2284
o CVE-2022-2257
Related notices
o USN-5516-1 : vim-athena, vim-nox, vim-tiny, vim-gtk, vim-gnome-py2,
vim-athena-py2, vim, vim-common, vim-doc, vim-gui-common, vim-runtime,
vim-gtk3-py2, vim-gnome, vim-gtk-py2, vim-nox-py2, vim-gtk3
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