NULL pointer dereference in Vim - CVE-2022-0696

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60773

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0696

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Vim when switching tabpage while in the cmdline window. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Vim
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Fedora
macOS
Isolation Segment
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
Dell Data Protection Central
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
EMC ViPR SRM
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
vim-nox (Ubuntu package)
vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package)
vim-tiny (Ubuntu package)
vim (Ubuntu package)
xxd (Ubuntu package)
vim-athena (Ubuntu package)
vim
gvim-debuginfo
vim-data-common
gvim
vim-debuginfo
vim-debugsource
vim-small
vim-small-debuginfo
vim-data

Install update from vendor's website.

Vim - update to 8.2.4428
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager - update to 3.0.14
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.9.0.0
EMC ViPR SRM - update to 4.9.0.0
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.14.00.16
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - addressed in versions 7.0.372, 8.0.000
vim-nox (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim-tiny (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
xxd (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim-athena (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim - addressed in versions 8.2.4428-1.fc34, 8.2.4460-1.fc34
gvim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-data-common - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
gvim - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-debugsource - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-small - update to 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1
vim-small-debuginfo - update to 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1
vim-data - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim - update to 9.0.1160-1.1
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - update to 13.1.0.2.29

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0f6e28f686dbb59ab3b562408ab9b2234797b9b1
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/7416c2cb-1809-4834-8989-e84ff033f15f

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Vim
• Amazon Linux AMI update for vim
• SUSE update for vim
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell VxRail
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Ventura
• SUSE update for vim
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell VxRail Appliance components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Cloud Tiering Appliance
• Ubuntu update for vim
• VMware Tanzu products update for Vim
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC SRM and Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central
• Amazon Linux AMI update for vim
• Fedora 34 update for vim
• Fedora 34 update for vim