Unchecked Return Value Affecting vim-debuginfo package, versions <2:9.0.1314-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-VIMDEBUGINFO-3343303
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed20 Jan 2023

Introduced: 20 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-47024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-252  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-debuginfo to version 2:9.0.1314-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1975.

NVD Description

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

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

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