Fedora 40: vim 2024-bb4b6da0b6 Security Advisory Updates
Summary
VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the
vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is
still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features:
multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more.
Update Information:
patchlevel 703 Security fixes for CVE-2024-43374, CVE-2024-43802
Change Log
* Fri Aug 30 2024 Zdenek Dohnal
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2305311 - CVE-2024-43374 vim: use-after-free in alist_add() in src/arglist.c [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2305311
[ 2 ] Bug #2308491 - CVE-2024-43802 vim: Heap Buffer Overflow in Vim's Typeahead Buffer Handling [fedora-40]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308491
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-bb4b6da0b6' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label