ELSA-2021-4517: Security update for 5 packages

ELSA-2021-4517, released November 16, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs across 5 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

7.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0174

77th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 2
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
vim-X11	ol 8	2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8
vim-common	ol 8	2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8
vim-enhanced	ol 8	2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8
vim-filesystem	ol 8	2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8
vim-minimal	ol 8	2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2021-3796	vim-common: vim is vulnerable to Use After Free	7.8	0.0174	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3778	vim: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow	7.8	0.0173	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2021-3796

vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-athena on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-gtk3 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-gui-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-nox on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
vim-runtime on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4517.html

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