Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3770)
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3778)
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash...
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3770)
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3778)
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory
when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening
a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3796)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.04 hirsute | vim – 2:8.2.2434-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 20.04 focal | vim – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | vim – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3 | ||
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