========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7748-1 September 15, 2025
vim vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled file extraction when opening maliciously crafted zip or tar archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files on the system and execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7748-1 CVE-2025-53905, CVE-2025-53906 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9
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