CVE-2022-2889 Use After Free in vim/vim
A use-after-free vulnerability in Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-2889?
CVE-2022-2889 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0225.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2889?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2889?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-2889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-10596, CLSA-2026-1776953222, CLSA-2026-1776953969, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2889, GHSA-f99q-84pr-v2rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2889.