Fedora 39 update for vim

Published: 2024-08-05

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-41957 CVE-2024-41965
CWE-ID	CWE-416 CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU95159

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41957

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tagstack_clear_entry() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with Vim using several non-default flags, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the editor.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

vim: before 9.1.660-1.fc39

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-5e87ad4678

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Double free

EUVDB-ID: #VU95160