Out-of-bounds Read Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:8.2.4857-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-VIMCOMMON-2862988
  • published8 Jun 2022
  • disclosed21 Apr 2022

Introduced: 21 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-1420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-common to version 2:8.2.4857-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1805.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-common package and not the vim-common package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4774.

CVSS Scores

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