Vulnerability CVE-2023-48231: Information

Description

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.3) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Published: Nov. 17, 2023
Modified: Dec. 28, 2023
Error type identifier: CWE-416

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
vimsisyphus9.0.2136-alt19.1.0050-alt3ALT-PU-2023-7676-2335355Fixed
vimsisyphus_e2k9.0.2136-alt19.1.0050-alt3ALT-PU-2023-7751-1-Fixed
vimsisyphus_riscv649.0.2136-alt19.1.0050-alt3ALT-PU-2023-7850-1-Fixed
vimp109.0.2136-alt19.0.2136-alt1ALT-PU-2023-7778-3335661Fixed
vimp10_e2k9.0.2136-alt19.0.2136-alt1ALT-PU-2023-7999-1-Fixed
vimc10f19.0.2136-alt19.1.0050-alt2ALT-PU-2024-1095-2337972Fixed
vimc9f29.0.2136-alt19.1.0050-alt2ALT-PU-2023-7776-3335659Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      9.0.2106

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*