Use After Free Affecting vim-debuginfo package, versions <2:8.2.4006-1.1.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.73% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-VIMDEBUGINFO-2407150
  • published19 Feb 2022
  • disclosed31 Dec 2021

Introduced: 31 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-4192  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 vim-debuginfo to version 2:8.2.4006-1.1.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1557.

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:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1