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Medium ALSA-2022:5319 2 CVEs

Moderate: vim security update

Published Jun 30, 2022 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Security Fix(es):
* vim: heap buffer overflow (CVE-2022-1621)
* vim: buffer over-read (CVE-2022-1629)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-common 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.2
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-enhanced 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.2
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-filesystem 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.2
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-minimal 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.2
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-X11 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.3
    CVE-2022-1621

    Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in vim/vim

    Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

    vim vim/vim vim vim Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine
  • Medium 6.6
    CVE-2022-1629

    Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in vim/vim

    Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

    vim vim/vim vim vim Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1621
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1629
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2083924
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2083931
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-5319.html