Use After Free Affecting vim package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.45% (75th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5 medium
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-VIM-3092510
  • published 1 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 26 Oct 2022

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 vim.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324.