Use After Free Affecting vim-data package, versions <9.2.0957-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-VIMDATA-20265439
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed28 Aug 2026

Introduced: 28 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-73071  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 vim-data to version 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-data package and not the vim-data package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read freed memory instead of reader->js_buf + reader->js_used when an invalid JSON string spans buffers. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0844.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1