Use After Free Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VIM-1585559
  • published16 Sept 2021
  • disclosed15 Sept 2021

Introduced: 15 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-3796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vim to version 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVSS Scores

version 3.1