Ubuntu alert USN-6452-1 (vim)
| From: | Fabian Toepfer <fabian.toepfer@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-6452-1] Vim vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:58:03 +0200 | |
| Message-ID: | <2b79272c-1059-486e-853e-b2575ba9eec0@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6452-1 October 25, 2023 vim vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Software Description: - 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. (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: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: 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 Ubuntu 23.04: 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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: 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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): 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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): 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 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): 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 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6452-1 CVE-2023-3896, CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4734, CVE-2023-4735, CVE-2023-4738, CVE-2023-4750, CVE-2023-4751, CVE-2023-4752, CVE-2023-4781, CVE-2023-5344, CVE-2023-5441, CVE-2023-5535 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1672-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1000-4ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubun...