SB20220422135 - Fedora 36 update for vim

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SB20220422135 - Fedora 36 update for vim

Published: April 22, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB20220422135
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1381)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


2) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1420)

CWE-ID: CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on the target application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use of out-of-range pointer offset and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References