UBUNTU 16.04 ELS: vim package released - TuxCare

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A new updated vim package within Ubuntu 16.04 ELS is now available for download from our production repository.

CHANGELOG

vim-7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.7

  • Fix illegal memory access if buffer name is very long (CVE-2021-3872)
  • Fix ml_get error after search with range (CVE-2021-3875)
  • Fix invalid memory access when scrolling without a valid screen (CVE-2021-3903)

UPDATE COMMAND

apt-get update
apt-get --only-upgrade install vim*

 

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