========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5533-1 July 26, 2022
vim vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: Vim could be made to crash, among other things, if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm12 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5533-1 CVE-2022-2129
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