Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2938-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-1248 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following security issues:

  • Fixed CVE-2016-1248, an arbitrary command execution vulnerability (bsc#1010685)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vim-12862=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vim-12862=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • gvim-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-base-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-data-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-7.2-8.17.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • gvim-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-base-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-data-7.2-8.17.1
    • vim-7.2-8.17.1

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