MGASA-2024-0329 - Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 11 Oct 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0329.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-47814

Use-after-free when closing buffers in Vim < v9.1.0764. (CVE-2024-47814)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33626
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/06/1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-47814

SRPMS:
- 9/core/vim-9.1.771-1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0329: vim Security Advisory Updates

Use-after-free when closing buffers in Vim < v9.1.0764

Summary

Use-after-free when closing buffers in Vim < v9.1.0764. (CVE-2024-47814)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33626

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/06/1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-47814

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0329 - Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/vim-9.1.771-1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 11 Oct 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0329.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-47814

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