news 28 Posted November 25, 2008 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: vim security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0618-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html Issue date: 2008-11-25 CVE Names: CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-4101 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated vim packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Description: Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim's keyword and tag handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-4101) Several input sanitization flaws were found in various Vim system functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-2712) All Vim users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 451759 - CVE-2008-2712 vim: command execution via scripts not sanitizing inputs to execute and system 461927 - CVE-2008-4101 vim: arbitrary code execution in commands: K, Control-], g] 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 : Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.0-7.25.src.rpm i386: vim-X11-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-common-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-enhanced-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-minimal-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm ia64: vim-X11-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-common-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-enhanced-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-minimal-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.0-7.25.src.rpm ia64: vim-X11-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-common-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-enhanced-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm vim-minimal-6.0-7.25.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.0-7.25.src.rpm i386: vim-X11-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-common-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-enhanced-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-minimal-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.0-7.25.src.rpm i386: vim-X11-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-common-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-enhanced-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm vim-minimal-6.0-7.25.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2712 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4101 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJK76zXlSAg2UNWIIRAlfMAJ49jvlkwgpJCRvRUQ15d66rYVTMhQCgmYob EHfIJ/0gkPusICXsv2IIlkY= =1G6l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Share this post Link to post
