Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:9.0.1587-1.79.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-VIMCOMMON-5673239
  • published9 Jun 2023
  • disclosed29 Apr 2023

Introduced: 29 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-2426  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-823  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 vim-common to version 2:9.0.1587-1.79.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1761.

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:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

CVSS Scores

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