USN-6698-1: Vim vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details

Zhen Zhou discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10

• vim - 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 22.04

• vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16

Ubuntu 20.04

• vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22

Ubuntu 18.04

• vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2024-22667