Moderate: vim security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2007:0346-3
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Moderate
Issued on:	2007-05-09
Last updated on:	2007-05-09
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20070346.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2007-2438

Details

Updated vim packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat
Security Response Team.

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is a version of the vi editor.

An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the way VIM processes
modelines. If a user with modelines enabled opened a text file containing
a carefully crafted modeline, arbitrary commands could be executed as the user
running VIM. (CVE-2007-2438)

Users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.

Please note: this issue did not affect VIM as distributed with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 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

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
vim-7.0.109-3.el5.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e057a4d34a4a8560939b9bb588517420`

IA-32:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`4a3ea5327008913ecade2dabe0337de7`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`d9589f3dcbe58f3f355a15405915f939`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e1a19e0a474ff74a7546ac83a7905f5c`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`6539ac943dbf36d8cdd973363bb8b5ba`

IA-64:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`6a019342604776e1a9266ea628292c6b`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`77b51bd7442889406418c7bfb2a97942`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`0852cd42e83dc460d49d64c454315e63`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e94013ed5136148fc4022e217350e198`

PPC:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`d1e6aa03f74f9a8bbd1f30c80aaba5fd`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`2621bb3dfbef1b8449f61082ecdd6cc8`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e58650f6b7015ee74c018b5e3933d5a2`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`76491ca22289c0780d74c0cb98b0b2c6`

s390x:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e5a6e15a237641bd9a49b56b128409d6`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`1fc67cbb34143778972e0756c6b45cc7`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`0dd61a9d9709c3e252439a4b5bb386f7`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`39d600c984782b2b7399c2a73c64c33a`

x86_64:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`ee97948f2545f7e0a37b33fb0bde8f11`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`986ee1a67308fcb05ea90afa85eb14b4`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`49aa8c77bb180de51539cb7d0f5d635d`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`da6d10a02e1cf4121095ab6e9544f4db`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
vim-7.0.109-3.el5.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e057a4d34a4a8560939b9bb588517420`

IA-32:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`4a3ea5327008913ecade2dabe0337de7`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`d9589f3dcbe58f3f355a15405915f939`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`e1a19e0a474ff74a7546ac83a7905f5c`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`6539ac943dbf36d8cdd973363bb8b5ba`

x86_64:
vim-X11-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`ee97948f2545f7e0a37b33fb0bde8f11`
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`986ee1a67308fcb05ea90afa85eb14b4`
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`49aa8c77bb180de51539cb7d0f5d635d`
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1117	`da6d10a02e1cf4121095ab6e9544f4db`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

238259 - CVE-2007-2438 vim-7 modeline security issue

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2438
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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