NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim-debuginfo package, versions <2:9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-VIMDEBUGINFO-5918322
  • published26 Sept 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2021-3236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 vim-debuginfo to version 2:9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1826.

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 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.

CVSS Base Scores

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