Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6154.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6154-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-6154-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-6154-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Vim was using uninitialized memory when fuzzy matching, which could lead to invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10 and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-2426) It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when processing register contents, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2609) It was discovered that Vim was not properly limiting the length of substitution expression strings, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2610) Affected Software/OS: 'vim' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2426 https://huntr.dev/bounties/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/ https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2609 https://huntr.dev/bounties/1679be5a-565f-4a44-a430-836412a0b622 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2610 https://huntr.dev/bounties/31e67340-935b-4f6c-a923-f7246bc29c7d https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ab9a2d884b3a4abe319606ea95a5a6d6b01cd73a https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html
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