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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-1942: Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-1942: Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/31/2022
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/22/2022
Modified
05/04/2023

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-gvim
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-vim
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-vim-core

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