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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2022-0318: Important priority package update for vim

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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2022-0318: Important priority package update for vim

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
01/18/2022
Created
02/14/2025
Added
02/17/2025
Modified
02/17/2025

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2. A flaw was found in vim. The vulnerability occurs due to reading beyond the end of a line in the utf_head_off function, which can lead to a heap buffer overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-common
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-common-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-data
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-debugsource
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-default-editor
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-enhanced
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-enhanced-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-filesystem
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-minimal
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-vim-minimal-debuginfo

References

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