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Oracle Vim packages could cause editor crashes

published 3 years ago
Summary

The Oracle versions of Vim may mishandle certain keyboard shortcuts and column calculations, which can lead to the editor stopping unexpectedly. This could affect any user who works with those Vim packages. Update the Vim packages to the latest version to prevent these crashes.

What to do
  • Update oracle vim-x11 to version 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33.
  • Update oracle vim-common to version 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33.
  • Update oracle vim-enhanced to version 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33.
  • Update oracle vim-filesystem to version 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33.
  • Update oracle vim-minimal to version 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
TuxCare:OracleLinux:6 oracle vim-x11 < 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Fix: upgrade to 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
TuxCare:OracleLinux:6 oracle vim-common < 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Fix: upgrade to 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
TuxCare:OracleLinux:6 oracle vim-enhanced < 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Fix: upgrade to 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
TuxCare:OracleLinux:6 oracle vim-filesystem < 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Fix: upgrade to 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
TuxCare:OracleLinux:6 oracle vim-minimal < 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Fix: upgrade to 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els33
Original advisory text
vim: Fix of 2 CVEs
- CVE-2022-4141: check for text locked in CTRL-W gf
- CVE-2022-3520: check that the column does not become negative
References
Timeline
Published12 Dec 2022
Updated21 Oct 2026
First seen21 Oct 2026
Sources
CLSA-2022-1670874212 · OSV
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