USN-6557-1: Vim vulnerabilities
First published: Thu Dec 14 2023(Updated: )
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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1725) It was discovered that Vim could be made to recurse infinitely. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1771) It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds with a put command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1886) 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 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-2000) It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory in the spell command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2042) 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-2023-46246, CVE-2023-48231) 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 and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-48232) It was discovered that Vim contained multiple arithmetic overflows. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-48233, CVE-2023-48234, CVE-2023-48235, CVE-2023-48236, CVE-2023-48237) It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory in the substitute command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-48706)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xxd | <2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 | 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xxd | <2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 | 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =23.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xxd | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xxd | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xxd | <2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk3 | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-athena | <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-gtk | <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-nox | <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim-tiny | <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48706
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48234
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48231
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46246
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48235
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1725
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48232
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2042
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2000
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1886
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48233
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48236
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1771
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1897
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48237
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5492-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5516-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5507-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6557-1 (Advisory)
Child vulnerabilities
(Contains the following vulnerabilities)
- agent/severity
- agent/type
- agent/references
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/usn
- source/Ubuntu
- anchor-related/USN-5723-1
- anchor-related/USN-5492-1
- anchor-related/USN-5516-1
- anchor-related/USN-5507-1
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/title
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/trending
- package-manager/ubuntu
- vendor/ubuntu
- canonical/ubuntu ubuntu
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/23.10
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/23.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/22.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/20.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/18.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/16.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/14.04