A vim security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1 to address an issue where escaping from the restrictive mode of vim was possible using interfaces.

security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:0794-1: moderate: Security update for vim

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for vim
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0794-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1172225
Cross-References: CVE-2019-20807
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2019-20807: Fixed an issue where escaping from the restrictive mode
of vim was possible using interfaces (bsc#1172225).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-794=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):

gvim-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1
gvim-debuginfo-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1
vim-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1
vim-debuginfo-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1
vim-debugsource-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):

vim-data-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1
vim-data-common-8.0.1568-lp151.5.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20807.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172225