- Vulnerability/
- USN-7220-1
21/1/2025
USN-7220-1: Vim vulnerability
First published: Tue Jan 21 2025(Updated: )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing buffers with the visual mode active. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.3 | 2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =24.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6 | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =24.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/vim | <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =20.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-22134
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7220-1 (Advisory)
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