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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1444-1] vim-syntastic security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
CVE-2018-11319 The improper handling of search for configuration files might be exploited for arbitrary code execution via a malicious gcc plugin.
Affected Software
Affected Software
vim-syntastic on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.0-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your vim-syntastic packages.