Issued:
2012-04-05
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0454 - vim bug fix update

Synopsis

vim bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated vim packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

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

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, when using the VimExplorer file manager with the locale set to Simplified Chinese (zh_CN), the netrw.vim script inserted an unwanted "e" character in front of file names. The underlying code has been modified so that file names are now displayed correctly, without unwanted characters. (BZ#594997)

  • The spec file template that was used when new spec files were edited contained outdated information. With this update, the spec file template is updated to adhere to the latest spec file guidelines. (BZ#634902)

  • When using the file explorer in a subdirectory of the root directory, the "vim .." command displayed only part of the root directory's content. A patch has been applied to address this issue, and the "vim .." command now lists the content of the root directory properly in the described scenario. (BZ#652610)

  • Due to a typographic error in the filetype plug-in, the vim utility could display the httpd configuration files with incorrect syntax highlighting. This update corrects the errors in the filetype plug-in, and the httpd configuration files are now displayed with the correct syntax highlighting. (BZ#663753)

All users of vim are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • vim-X11-7.2.411-1.8.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • vim-minimal-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-enhanced-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-common-7.2.411-1.8.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • vim-7.2.411-1.8.el6.src.rpm
  • vim-debuginfo-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-enhanced-7.2.411-1.8.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • vim-minimal-7.2.411-1.8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • vim-debuginfo-7.2.411-1.8.el6.i686.rpm
  • vim-X11-7.2.411-1.8.el6.i686.rpm
  • vim-common-7.2.411-1.8.el6.i686.rpm
  • vim-enhanced-7.2.411-1.8.el6.i686.rpm
  • vim-debuginfo-7.2.411-1.8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • vim-minimal-7.2.411-1.8.el6.i686.rpm
  • vim-minimal-7.2.411-1.8.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • vim-X11-7.2.411-1.8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • vim-common-7.2.411-1.8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • vim-common-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-X11-7.2.411-1.8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • vim-enhanced-7.2.411-1.8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • vim-debuginfo-7.2.411-1.8.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information