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Low ALSA-2024:9405 1 CVE

Low: vim security update

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

Security Fix(es):

* vim: heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-3903)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 vim-common 2:8.2.2637-21.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 vim-enhanced 2:8.2.2637-21.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 vim-filesystem 2:8.2.2637-21.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 vim-minimal 2:8.2.2637-21.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 vim-X11 2:8.2.2637-21.el9

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3903
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2018558
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-9405.html