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Medium USN-7261-2 1 CVE

vim vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 2025 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

USN-7261-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Vim. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls
when scrolling a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 4.2
    CVE-2025-24014

    segmentation fault in win_line() in Vim < 9.1.1043

    Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the funct…

    vim vim vim vim Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-24014