Use After Free Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.1.0678)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (11th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-7689047
- published 16 Aug 2024
- disclosed 16 Aug 2024
- credit Suyue Guo
Introduced: 16 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-43374 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.1.0678 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free through the handling of argument lists when adding new files. An attacker can cause the application to crash by triggering Buf* autocommands that close the buffer of a newly opened file, leading to a use-after-free error.