Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20214517
Revision Date:2021-11-09Version:636
Title:RHSA-2021:4517: vim security update (Moderate)
Description:Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

Security Fix(es):

  • vim: heap-based buffer overflow in utf_ptr2char() in mbyte.c (CVE-2021-3778)

  • vim: use-after-free in nv_replace() in normal.c (CVE-2021-3796)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2021-3778
    CVE-2021-3796
    RHSA-2021:4517
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
  • OR Red Hat CoreOS 4 is installed
  • AND
  • vim-X11 is earlier than 2:8.0.1763-16.el8
  • AND vim-X11 is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • vim-common is earlier than 2:8.0.1763-16.el8
  • AND vim-common is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • vim-enhanced is earlier than 2:8.0.1763-16.el8
  • AND vim-enhanced is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • vim-filesystem is earlier than 2:8.0.1763-16.el8
  • AND vim-filesystem is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • vim-minimal is earlier than 2:8.0.1763-16.el8
  • AND vim-minimal is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK