Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain sources.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2017-11109)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.06 LTS. (CVE-2018-20786)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only...
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain sources.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2017-11109)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.06 LTS. (CVE-2018-20786)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-20079)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-6349, CVE-2017-6350)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.10 eoan | vim – 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1 | ||
| vim-common – 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | vim – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
| vim-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | |||
| 12.04 precise | vim – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3 | ||
| vim-common – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3 | |||
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