USN-5995-1: Vim vulnerabilities

23688

22 May 2023

22 May 2023

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-0413,CVE-2022-1629,CVE-2022-1674,CVE-2022-1720,CVE-2022-1733,CVE-2022-1735,CVE-2022-1785,CVE-2022-1796,CVE-2022-1851,CVE-2022-1898,CVE-2022-1927,CVE-2022-1942,CVE-2022-1968,CVE-2022-2124,CVE-2022-2125,CVE-2022-2126,CVE-2022-2129,CVE-2022-2175,CVE-2022-2183,CVE-2022-2206,CVE-2022-2304,CVE-2022-2344,CVE-2022-2345,CVE-2022-2571,CVE-2022-2581,CVE-2022-2845,CVE-2022-2849,CVE-2022-2923,CVE-2022-2946,CVE-2022-2980

Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 22.04

Description

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 possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206, CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2345, CVE-2022-2581) 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 possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2571, CVE-2022-2845, CVE-2022-2849, CVE-2022-2923) 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 possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-2344) 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 possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2946) 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 possible execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2980) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-5995-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: vim-common - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-athena - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-tiny - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-gtk - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-gui-common - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-doc - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 xxd - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-runtime - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-gtk3 - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 vim-nox - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-2345, CVE-2022-2581, CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206, CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2344, CVE-2022-2571, CVE-2022-2845, CVE-2022-2849, CVE-2022-2923, CVE-2022-2946, CVE-2022-2980

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.31
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.16
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.9, or later versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.102
    • 4.0.x versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.102
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.8+LTS-T
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.37
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.19
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.9, or later versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.102
    • 4.0.x versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.102

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.31
    • 2.13.16
    • 3.0.9, and upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.102 or greater
    • 4.0.x: Upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.102 or greater
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.8+LTS-T
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.37
    • 2.13.19
    • 3.0.9, and upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.102 or greater
    • 4.0.x: Upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.102 or greater

References

History

2023-05-22: Initial vulnerability report published.