Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-enhanced package, versions <2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-VIMENHANCED-3380926
  • published15 Mar 2022
  • disclosed14 Mar 2022

Introduced: 14 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-0943  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 vim-enhanced to version 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:5242.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-enhanced package and not the vim-enhanced package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4563.

CVSS Scores

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