Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2008-0617

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0617.html

The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 4 have been uploaded to 
the Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm
vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm
vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm
vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

x86_64:
vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm
vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm
vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm
vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

ia64:
vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm
vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm
vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm
vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/el4/SRPMS-updates/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm


Description of changes:

[6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z ]
- remove duplicate vimtutor manpage

[6.3.046-1.el4_7.4z ]
- fix netrw

[6.3.046-1.el4_7.3z ]
- add fix for CVE-2008-4101

[6.3.046-1.el4_6.2z]
- don't add empty line when editing files with netrw

[6.3.046-1.el4_6.1z]
- fix erroneous quoting in CVE-2008-2712 patch

[6.3.046-1.el4_6.z]
- add fix for CVE-2007-2953
- add fixes for CVE-2008-2712
- add fix for incorrect computation of memory requirements for buffer

Oracle4: ELSA-2008-0617: vim Moderate Security Update

The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 4 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z ] - remove duplicate vimtutor manpage [6.3.046-1.el4_7.4z ] - fix netrw [6.3.046-1.el4_7.3z ] - add fix for CVE-2008-4101 [6.3.046-1.el4_6.2z] - don't add empty line when editing files with netrw [6.3.046-1.el4_6.1z] - fix erroneous quoting in CVE-2008-2712 patch [6.3.046-1.el4_6.z] - add fix for CVE-2007-2953 - add fixes for CVE-2008-2712 - add fix for incorrect computation of memory requirements for buffer

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/el4/SRPMS-updates/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm

x86_64

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm ia64: vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

aarch64

i386

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

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