Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | vim | 2024-01-03 22:37 | ALAS-2024-1902 |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim | 2023-11-29 22:19 | ALAS2-2023-2353 |
Amazon Linux 2023 | vim | 2023-12-06 07:45 | ALAS2023-2023-447 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |