CVE-2022-2817: Use After Free in vim/vim
First published: Mon Aug 15 2022(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
Credit: security@huntr.dev security@huntr.dev
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Vim Vim | <9.0.0213 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =35 | |
| debian/vim | <=2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | 2:9.0.1378-2 2:9.1.0967-2 |
| Fedora | =35 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/249e1b903a9c0460d618f6dcc59aeb8c03b24b20
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/a7b7d242-3d88-4bde-a681-6c986aff886f
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHFAR6OY6G77M6GXCJT75A4KITLNR6GO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-2817
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHFAR6OY6G77M6GXCJT75A4KITLNR6GO/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2817
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2817
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2817
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2817
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-2817?
CVE-2022-2817 is a vulnerability in the GitHub repository vim/vim, prior to version 9.0.0213, that allows for a use after free vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2022-2817?
CVE-2022-2817 has a severity rating of high.
What software is affected by CVE-2022-2817?
The affected software includes vim packages on Ubuntu (versions up to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11 and 9.0.0213), as well as vim packages on Debian (versions up to 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1).
How can I fix CVE-2022-2817 on Ubuntu?
To fix CVE-2022-2817 on Ubuntu, update the vim package to version 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11 (for versions up to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11) or version 9.0.0213 (for version 9.0.0213).
How can I fix CVE-2022-2817 on Debian?
To fix CVE-2022-2817 on Debian, update the vim package to a version higher than 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 (including 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u2, 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u6, 2:9.0.1378-2, and 2:9.0.1894-1).
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/remedy
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/title
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/references
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/trending
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/vim
- canonical/vim vim
- vendor/fedoraproject
- canonical/fedoraproject fedora
- version/fedoraproject fedora/35
- package-manager/debian
- canonical/fedora
- version/fedora/35