Slackware: 2022-089-01: vim Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/vim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fixes a use-after-free in utf_ptr2char in vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, bypassing protection mechanisms, modifying memory, and possibly execution of arbitrary code. Thanks to marav for the heads-up. For more information, see: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1154 https://huntr.com/bounties/7f0ec6bc-ea0e-45b0-8128-caac72d23425 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b55986c52d4cd88a22d0b0b0e8a79547ba13e1d5 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/vim-gvim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Where Find New Packages
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Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 packages:
e256ba90d3a861c2d0ae52b2c0078498 vim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
d5bd26402ae3338284f509b5f6ade6c9 vim-gvim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages:
df88ffc4da35ce29ddc0be2c8e30de84 vim-8.2.4649-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
ff9f02cd841e6eb5ea55c3a51d33b983 vim-gvim-8.2.4649-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current packages:
5870187dd239ac2b09c0f42542dfb8ae ap/vim-8.2.4649-i586-1.txz
69a20480ac90589d0aadc1958a952d32 xap/vim-gvim-8.2.4649-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
eda2009b0296ed29ba735394c34f1419 ap/vim-8.2.4649-x86_64-1.txz
a4fd425ca055db0e1ac4b18fb002bbfe xap/vim-gvim-8.2.4649-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg vim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz vim-gvim-8.2.4649-i586-1_slack15.0.txz