Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:14078-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-12735 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-12735 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-12735: Fixed a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in getchar.c (bsc#1137443).

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-vim-14078=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vim-14078=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vim-14078=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • vim-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-base-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-data-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • gvim-7.2-8.21.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • vim-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-base-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-data-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • gvim-7.2-8.21.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • vim-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-base-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • vim-data-7.2-8.21.3.1
    • gvim-7.2-8.21.3.1

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