Use After Free Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-VIM-2394538
  • published4 Feb 2022
  • disclosed2 Feb 2022

Introduced: 2 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 vim to version 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVSS Scores

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