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Use After Free Affecting vim-filesystem package, versions <2:8.0.1763-16.el8

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
7.3 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-VIMFILESYSTEM-1585759
  • published 17 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 11 Sep 2021
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Introduced: 11 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-3796 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 vim-filesystem to version 2:8.0.1763-16.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4517.

NVD Description

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

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

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