vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-48234: Security patch for vim (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 5, 2023 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 16, 2023
Added
Dec 5, 2023
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow for large counts given. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `58f9befca1` which has been included in release version 9.0.2109. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-dataamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-enhancedamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-filesystemamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-minimalamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-vim-x11amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xxd
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