🛡️ USN-6270-1 — vim
Description
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2182)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when deleting buffers
in diff mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2208)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive
information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2210)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using nested
:source. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2231)
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
processing a menu item with the only modifier. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2257)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-2264, CVE-2022-2284, CVE-2022-2289)
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
going over the end of the typahead. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2285)
It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks when
reading the provided string. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2286)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when adding words
with a control character to the internal spell word list. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2287)
Affected software
USN-6270-1 is recorded against 1 package.
- vim (fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10)
Timeline and source
Published on 3 August 2023 and last revised on 29 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
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Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vim | — | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10 |
References
Similar Threats
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- Unknown ALPINE-CVE-2021-4192
- Unknown ALPINE-CVE-2021-4193
- Unknown ALPINE-CVE-2021-4187
- Unknown ALPINE-CVE-2021-4173
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