QID 354302

Date Published: 2022-12-21

QID 354302: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-025

A flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to a crash when recording and using select mode and leads to an out-of-bounds read.
This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. (
( CVE-2022-0393) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to stack corruption when looking for spell suggestions and leads to a stack buffer overflow.
( CVE-2022-0408) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to using freed memory when the substitute uses a recursive function call, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability.
( CVE-2022-0413) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to illegal memory access and leads to a heap buffer overflow.
( CVE-2022-0417) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to using freed memory which results in a use-after-free vulnerability.
( CVE-2022-0443)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2022-2022-025 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 354302

    CVE-2022-0417 | CVE-2022-0413 | CVE-2022-0393 | CVE-2022-0443 | CVE-2022-0408 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2022-2022-025 amazon linux 2022 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2022-025.html
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