CVE-2022-3016 Use After Free in vim/vim
A use-after-free flaw in Vim allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted files.
- 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-2022-3016?
CVE-2022-3016 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 28 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 9.0.0286.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3016?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3016?
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-2022-3016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-3016, AZL-10770, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3016, GHSA-v6c6-888v-vwjv, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3016.