vim - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: vim (main)
version: 2:8.2.2434-3
maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: James McCoy [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.5.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u3
o-o-sec: 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u3
oldstable: 2:8.1.0875-5
stable: 2:8.2.2434-3
testing: 2:8.2.2434-3
unstable: 2:8.2.2434-3

versioned links

2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:8.1.0875-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:8.2.2434-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

vim (44 bugs: 0, 24, 20, 0)
vim-athena (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
vim-common (6 bugs: 0, 2, 4, 0)
vim-doc
vim-gtk (10 bugs: 0, 7, 3, 0)
vim-gtk3 (2 bugs: 0, 0, 2, 0)
vim-gui-common
vim-nox (4 bugs: 0, 3, 1, 0)
vim-runtime (40 bugs: 0, 22, 18, 0)
vim-tiny (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
xxd

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 8.2.3451 high

A new upstream version 8.2.3451 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2021-02-04 Last update: 2021-09-23 10:07

5 security issues in stretch high

There are 5 open security issues in stretch.

3 important issues:

CVE-2021-3770: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3778: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3796: vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

2 issues postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2017-17087: (needs triaging) fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.
CVE-2019-20807: (needs triaging) In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

Created: 2021-09-06 Last update: 2021-09-17 06:00

3 security issues in sid high

There are 3 open security issues in sid.

3 important issues:

CVE-2021-3770: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3778: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3796: vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

Created: 2021-09-06 Last update: 2021-09-17 06:00

3 security issues in bookworm high

There are 3 open security issues in bookworm.

3 important issues:

CVE-2021-3770: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3778: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3796: vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

Created: 2021-09-06 Last update: 2021-09-17 06:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that vim depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xml
gnome-icon-theme (#930136)
- Suggests: gnome-icon-theme
pdf2svg (#966318)
- Build-Depends-Indep: pdf2svg

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2021-09-23 10:09

18 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 18 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2021-08-14 Last update: 2021-09-23 10:03

Fails to build during reproducibility testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2020-10-30 Last update: 2021-09-23 08:06

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 2:8.2.2434-4, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit ebccc4c122417196603b998669d86def321687fc
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Mon May 31 23:07:19 2021 -0400

    policy: Update stale URLs/email addresses
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit 3ca74b862c15ab07b42ec6e679e684d8f4dd6220
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 30 18:26:17 2021 -0400

    Install make for policy CI
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit 078d33779375ab6da26916bbfa525b839818c0de
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 30 18:25:12 2021 -0400

    Move policy CI to debian/policy/pages.yml
    
    This ensures it will re-run the job if changes to the yml are made.
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit 7106fbba2dc8bd5d98541a77f7b0614980f6690d
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 30 17:51:04 2021 -0400

    ci: Let pages job run immediately
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit b41deb40b8cc99f08ebef9afb74ffe231c183486
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 30 17:44:57 2021 -0400

    Remove outdated Alioth targets for policy Makefile
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit 969c55bd7b20deed3d753c1fb8493d7f4cdae208
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 30 17:39:36 2021 -0400

    ci: Add pages job to publish vim-policy
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

commit d1d666b918e91aa01e258534d33b319e738414be
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Date:   Sat May 29 22:14:10 2021 -0400

    Start new changelog
    
    Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>

Created: 2021-05-30 Last update: 2021-09-21 18:41

AppStream hints: 2 warnings normal

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

vim-gui-common: 1 warning
vim-common: 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2020-06-01 Last update: 2020-06-01 01:13

5 low-priority security issues in buster low

There are 5 open security issues in buster.

5 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2019-20079: (needs triaging) The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
CVE-2019-20807: (needs triaging) In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).
CVE-2021-3770: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3778: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3796: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

You can find information about how to handle these issues in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2021-02-19 Last update: 2021-09-17 06:00

3 low-priority security issues in bullseye low

There are 3 open security issues in bullseye.

3 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2021-3770: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3778: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2021-3796: (needs triaging) vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

You can find information about how to handle these issues in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2021-09-06 Last update: 2021-09-17 06:00

Build log checks report 1 warning low

Build log checks report 1 warning

Created: 2018-11-26 Last update: 2021-03-19 16:32

Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2020-02-26 Last update: 2020-02-26 10:50

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.6.0 instead of 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2021-08-18 14:02

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-perl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

[rss feed]

[2021-03-12] vim 2:8.2.2434-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-03-12] vim 2:8.2.2434-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-03-02] Accepted vim 2:8.2.2434-3 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2021-02-20] Accepted vim 2:8.2.2434-2 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2021-02-02] vim 2:8.2.2434-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-31] Accepted vim 2:8.2.2434-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2021-01-20] vim 2:8.2.2367-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-20] vim 2:8.2.2367-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-17] Accepted vim 2:8.2.2367-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2021-01-15] Accepted vim 2:8.2.2344-2 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-10-30] vim 2:8.2.1913-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-10-28] Accepted vim 2:8.2.1913-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-05-14] vim 2:8.2.0716-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-05-12] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0716-3 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-05-09] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0716-2 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-05-09] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0716-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-04-05] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0510-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-03-28] vim 2:8.2.0439-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-03-24] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0439-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-03-17] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0397-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-03-14] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0378-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2020-03-11] Accepted vim 2:8.2.0368-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2019-11-11] vim 2:8.1.2269-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-09] Accepted vim 2:8.1.2269-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2019-11-06] vim 2:8.1.2244-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-04] Accepted vim 2:8.1.2244-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2019-10-14] vim 2:8.1.2136-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-12] Accepted vim 2:8.1.2136-1 (source) into unstable (James McCoy)
[2019-08-03] Accepted vim 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u4 (source amd64 all) into oldoldstable (Sylvain Beucler)
[2019-06-30] Accepted vim 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u3 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (James McCoy)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 115 117
RC: 0
I&N: 66 68
M&W: 49
F&P: 0
patch: 18

links

homepage
buildd: logs, checks, clang, reproducibility, cross
popcon
browse source code
edit tags
other distros
security tracker
screenshots
l10n (-, 99)
debci

ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu1
183 bugs (7 patches)
patches for 2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu1