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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim-data package, versions <2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2.0.1

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (10th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMDATA-5935804
  • published 6 Oct 2023
  • disclosed 11 Aug 2023
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Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2021-3236 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-data to version 2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2266.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-data package and not the vim-data package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.