[ALSA-2020:4453] Moderate: vim security update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2020-11-03
Description:
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: users can execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces in the rvim restricted mode (CVE-2019-20807) 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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
References:
Updated packages:
  • vim-X11-8.0.1763-15.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-common-8.0.1763-15.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-15.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-filesystem-8.0.1763-15.el8.noarch.rpm
  • vim-minimal-8.0.1763-15.el8.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.