[SECURITY] [DSA 4467-1] vim security update

Debian Security Advisory DSA-4467-1 [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 18, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq

Package : vim
CVE ID : CVE-2019-12735

User "Arminius" discovered a vulnerability in Vim, an enhanced version of the
standard UNIX editor Vi (Vi IMproved). The "Common vulnerabilities and
exposures project" identifies the following problem:

Editors typically provide a way to embed editor configuration commands (aka
modelines) which are executed once a file is opened, while harmful commands
are filtered by a sandbox mechanism. It was discovered that the "source"
command (used to include and execute another file) was not filtered, allowing
shell command execution with a carefully crafted file opened in Vim.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.0.0197-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

For the detailed security status of vim please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/vim

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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