Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-VIMMINIMAL-2605230
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Jan 2022

Introduced: 18 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-0261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 vim-minimal to version 2:8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-0894.

NVD Description

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

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVSS Scores

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