Use After Free Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:8.2.5172-1.amzn2.0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.4% (74th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMMINIMAL-2957234
- published 21 Jul 2022
- disclosed 7 May 2022
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2
vim-minimal
to version 2:8.2.5172-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1829
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal
package and not the vim-minimal
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2
relevant fixed versions and status.
Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1616
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d88934406c5375d88f8f1b65331c9f0cab68cc6c
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/40f1d75f-fb2f-4281-b585-a41017f217e2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/