A Vim security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 22.10, and 23.04.

[USN-6154-1] Vim vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6154-1
June 12, 2023

vim vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

It was discovered that Vim was using uninitialized memory when fuzzy
matching, which could lead to invalid memory access. 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 22.10 and Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-2426)

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when
processing register contents, which could lead to a NULL pointer
dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2609)

It was discovered that Vim was not properly limiting the length of
substitution expression strings, which could lead to excessive memory
consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2023-2610)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
  vim                             2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.1
  vim-tiny                        2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
  vim                             2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.4
  vim-tiny                        2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6154-1
  CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15