Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02227-1
Release Date: 2025-07-04T13:31:45Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-41965 ( SUSE ): 2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2024-41965 ( NVD ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-29768 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-29768 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-29768 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-41965: Fixed improper neutralization of argument delimiters in zip.vim that could have led to data loss (bsc#1228776).
  • CVE-2025-29768: Fixed double-free in dialog_changed() (bsc#1239602).

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 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2227=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2227=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vim-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-debugsource-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-debuginfo-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • gvim-9.1.1406-17.48.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • vim-data-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-data-common-9.1.1406-17.48.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • vim-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-debugsource-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-debuginfo-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • gvim-9.1.1406-17.48.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • vim-data-9.1.1406-17.48.1
    • vim-data-common-9.1.1406-17.48.1

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