CLSA-2021-1639686040

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    CLSA-2021-1639686040

    Published: 16 Dec 2021Last Modified: 4 Jun 2026

    Summary: Fix CVE(s): CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069

    Details: * SECURITY UPDATE: Using freed memory with regexp using a mark - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3974.patch: Get the line again after getting the mark position - CVE-2021-3974 * SECURITY UPDATE: Illegal memory access when C-indenting - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3984.patch: Also set the cursor column - CVE-2021-3984 * SECURITY UPDATE: Crash when using CTRL-W f without finding a file name - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3973.patch: Bail out when the file name length is zero - CVE-2021-3973 * SECURITY UPDATE: Buffer overflow with long help argument - debian/patches/CVE-2021-4019.patch: Use snprintf - CVE-2021-4019 * SECURITY UPDATE: Using freed memory in open command - debian/patches/CVE-2021-4069.patch: Make a copy of the current line - CVE-2021-4069

    References: https://errata.cloudlinux.com/ubuntu16_04/CLSA-2021-1639686040

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/tuxcare/vim?distro=ubuntu-16.04

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+tuxcare.els4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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