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7.6
CVE-2022-2862: Use After Free in vim/vim
CVE-2022-2862 · published 4 years ago
Summary
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0221.
What to do
- Update debian vim to version 2:9.0.0229-1.
- Update vim vim to version 9.0.0221 or later.
- Update vim vim/vim to version 9.0.0221 or later.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | vim | vim |
< 9.0.0221 cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| – | fedoraproject | fedora |
37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Debian:12 | debian | vim |
< 2:9.0.0229-1 Fix: upgrade to 2:9.0.0229-1
|
| – | vim | vim/vim | < 9.0.0221 |
Original advisory text
Use After Free in vim/vim
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0221.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2862 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2862.j... Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1889f499a4f248cd84e0e0bf6d0d820016774494 Patch
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/71180988-1ab6-4311-bca8-e9a879b06765 URL
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro... Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2862 Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
7.6
High
Type
CWE-416Use After Free
Timeline
Published17 Aug 2022
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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