Important: vim

Issue Overview:

It was found that the :source! command was not restricted by the sandbox mode. If modeline was explicitly enabled, opening a specially crafted text file in vim could result in arbitrary command execution. (CVE-2019-12735)

Affected Packages:

vim

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update ‘vim*’ to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    vim-common-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.aarch64  
    vim-minimal-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.aarch64  
    vim-enhanced-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.aarch64  
    vim-X11-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.aarch64  
    vim-debuginfo-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    vim-common-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.i686  
    vim-minimal-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.i686  
    vim-enhanced-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.i686  
    vim-X11-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.i686  
    vim-debuginfo-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.i686  
  
noarch:  
    vim-filesystem-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.noarch  
  
src:  
    vim-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    vim-common-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.x86_64  
    vim-minimal-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.x86_64  
    vim-enhanced-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.x86_64  
    vim-X11-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.x86_64  
    vim-debuginfo-8.1.1602-1.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2019-12735

Mitre: CVE-2019-12735