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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-1170: Security patch for vim (ALAS-2023-2005)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-1170: Security patch for vim (ALAS-2023-2005)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/03/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/06/2023
Modified
04/06/2023

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-common
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-data
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-enhanced
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-filesystem
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-minimal
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-x11

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