USN-7419-1: Vim vulnerabilities

USN-7419-1: Vim vulnerabilities
7 April 2025

Vim could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.10
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages
vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using invalid
input with the log option. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1215)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when redirecting
certain output to the register. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-26603)

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10

• vim - 2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6.5
  Ubuntu 24.04
• vim - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8
  Ubuntu 22.04
• vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24
  Ubuntu 20.04
• vim - 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32
  Ubuntu 18.04
  vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12-
• Ubuntu 16.04-
• vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27
  Ubuntu 14.04
• vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21
  In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.