Debian-LTS alert DLA-822-1 (vim)

From:
    	     
 
James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org> 
To:
    	     
 
debian-lts-announce@lists.debian.org 
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[SECURITY] [DLA 822-1] vim security update 
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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:05:39 -0500
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<20170213160539.7wh6kgq7inm4wcbx@freya.jamessan.com>
Package        : vim
Version        : 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u2
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-5953
Debian Bug     : #854969


A vulnerability has been discovered in Vim where a malformed spell file
could cause an integer overflow which is used as the size for memory
allocation, resulting in a subsequent buffer overflow.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2:7.3.547-7+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Cheers,
-- 
James
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