USN-7048-2: Vim vulnerability

First published: Wed Oct 16 2024(Updated: )

USN-7048-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Suyue Guo discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when flushing the typeahead buffer, leading to heap-buffer-overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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