NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim-filesystem package, versions <2:9.0.475-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-VIMFILESYSTEM-3059257
  • published22 Oct 2022
  • disclosed25 Aug 2022

Introduced: 25 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-filesystem to version 2:9.0.475-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1868.

NVD Description

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

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0259.

CVSS Scores

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