Wednesday, April 2, 2025

[USN-7261-2] Vim vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7261-2
April 01, 2025

vim vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Vim could be made crash.

Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

USN-7261-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Vim. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls
when scrolling a window. 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 24.04 LTS
vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7261-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7261-1
CVE-2025-24014

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7

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