Recommended update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4409-1
Release Date: 2024-12-23T09:20:55Z
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-43374 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-43374 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2024-47814 ( SUSE ): 2.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
  • CVE-2024-47814 ( SUSE ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2024-47814 ( NVD ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-47814: Fixed use-after-free when closing buffers in Vim (bsc#1231373)
  • CVE-2024-43374: Fixed use-after-free in alist_add() (bsc#1229238)

Other fixes:

  • Remove patch that introduced a bug caused significantly more CPU usage (bsc#1220618)
  • Updated to version 9.1.0836

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-2024-4409=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2024-4409=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vim-debuginfo-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-debugsource-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • gvim-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-9.1.0836-17.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • vim-data-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-data-common-9.1.0836-17.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • vim-debuginfo-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-debugsource-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • gvim-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-9.1.0836-17.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • vim-data-9.1.0836-17.38.1
    • vim-data-common-9.1.0836-17.38.1

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