Use-after-free in Vim - CVE-2024-43374

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96061

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43374

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the alist_add() function in arglist.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system..

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Vim
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Ubuntu
Desktop Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
Fedora
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
vim (Ubuntu package)
vim-X11
vim
vim-filesystem
vim-minimal
vim-enhanced
vim-debugsource
vim-debuginfo
vim-common
vim-doc
vim-data
vim-data-common
gvim-debuginfo
gvim
vim-small-debuginfo
vim-small
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vim - update to 9.1.0678
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 8.321
vim (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.24, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18, 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.2
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 03.02.04.00
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.28.00.14
vim-X11 - update to 9.0-25
vim - update to 9.0-25
vim-filesystem - update to 9.0-25
vim-minimal - update to 9.0-25
vim-enhanced - update to 9.0-25
vim-debugsource - update to 9.0-25
vim-debuginfo - update to 9.0-25
vim-common - update to 9.0-25
vim-doc - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-data - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-minimal - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-enhanced - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-common - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-X11 - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim-filesystem - update to 9.0.2092-6
vim - addressed in versions 9.1.703-1.fc39, 9.1.703-1.fc40, 9.1.703-1.fc41, 9.1.719-1.fc39
vim-data-common - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim-data - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
gvim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
gvim - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim-debugsource - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 9.1.0836-17.38.1, 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim-small-debuginfo - update to 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1
vim-small - update to 9.1.0836-150500.20.15.1

• https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2w8m-443v-cgvw

• Remote code execution in Vim
• openEuler update for vim
• Fedora 41 update for vim
• Fedora 40 update for vim
• Fedora 39 update for vim
• Ubuntu update for vim
• Fedora 39 update for vim
• SUSE update for vim
• SUSE update for Recommended update for vim
• Dell VxRail Appliance 8.x update for third-party components
• Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Anolis OS update for vim