A vim security update has been released for AlmaLinux.
ALSA-2021:4517 Moderate: vim security update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2021-11-12
Description
Security Fix(es):
* vim: heap-based buffer overflow in utf_ptr2char() in mbyte.c (CVE-2021-3778)
* vim: use-after-free in nv_replace() in normal.c (CVE-2021-3796)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
References:
CVE-2021-3778
CVE-2021-3796
Updates packages:
vim-X11-8.0.1763-16.el8.x86_64.rpm
vim-common-8.0.1763-16.el8.x86_64.rpm
vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-16.el8.x86_64.rpm
vim-filesystem-8.0.1763-16.el8.noarch.rpm
vim-minimal-8.0.1763-16.el8.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
