[Cucumber-linux-security] vim (security update is available)

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  Update Information

A security update is available for vim for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Alpha

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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Wed Nov 1 11:32:53 EDT 2017
base/vim rebuilt (build 5) to fix CVE-2017-1000382, a vulnerability with Vim's
	swap files which could result in unintended information disclosure,
	by allowing for arbitrary users to view the contents of files not
	originally intended to be viewed. This has been successfully used to
	get (amongst other things) Wordpress database credentials (from
	wp-config.php). For more information see:
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000382
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120
		http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1
        IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS VULNERABILITY WAS FIXED BY MAKING A CHANGE TO THE
	/etc/vimrc FILE. THEREFORE, WHEN UPGRADING YOUR VIM PACKAGES, MAKE SURE
	TO EITHER INSTALL THE NEW /etc/vimrc FILE OR COPY THE CHANGES FROM
	/etc/vimrc.new OVER TO /etc/vimrc.
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-120 [CVE-2017-1000382]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

****IMPORTANT***: This vulnerability was fixed by making a change to the
'/etc/vimrc' file. Therefore, when you install the new package, it is
important that you either replace your old vimrc file with the new one
(by choosing 'REPLACE' on the new file action menu) or copy the changes
over from the new vimrc to your existing vimrc.*

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure vim is selected on the update list, and then select Ok. Pickle
will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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