Vulnerability CVE-2023-48233: Information
Description
Vim is an open source command line text editor. If the count after the :s command is larger than what fits into a (signed) long variable, abort with e_value_too_large. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `ac6378773` which has been included in release version 9.0.2108. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Severity: MEDIUM (4.3) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Fixed packages
Package name | Branch | Fixed in version | Version from repository | Errata ID | Task # | State |
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| vim | sisyphus | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt3 | ALT-PU-2023-7676-2 | 335355 | Fixed |
| vim | sisyphus_e2k | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt3 | ALT-PU-2023-7751-1 | - | Fixed |
| vim | sisyphus_riscv64 | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt3 | ALT-PU-2023-7850-1 | - | Fixed |
| vim | p10 | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt3 | ALT-PU-2023-7778-3 | 335661 | Fixed |
| vim | p10_e2k | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt3 | ALT-PU-2023-7999-1 | - | Fixed |
| vim | c10f1 | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt2 | ALT-PU-2024-1095-2 | 337972 | Fixed |
| vim | c9f2 | 9.0.2136-alt1 | 9.1.0050-alt2 | ALT-PU-2023-7776-3 | 335659 | Fixed |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj |
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| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78 |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 |
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| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ |
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| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ |
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| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0003/ |
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