USN-5492-1

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    USN-5492-1

    Published: 24 Jun 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: vim vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and searching the contents of certain files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5492-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2042

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7

    Affected versions

    2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm3
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6

    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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