Use After Free Affecting vim-debuginfo package, versions <2:9.0.475-1.amzn2022.0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-VIMDEBUGINFO-3160939
  • published8 Dec 2022
  • disclosed29 Dec 2021

Introduced: 29 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-4187  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2022 vim-debuginfo to version 2:9.0.475-1.amzn2022.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2022-155.

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:2022 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVSS Scores

version 3.1