Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim-filesystem package, versions <2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.4
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.13% (47th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-VIMFILESYSTEM-1766170
- published 21 Oct 2021
- disclosed 7 Oct 2021
Introduced: 7 Oct 2021
CVE-2021-3872 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8
vim-filesystem
to version 2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:0366
.
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 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3872
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0366
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/