PT-2022-7577 · Vim+6 · Vim+6

Brammool · Published 2022-10-30 · Updated 2023-10-09 · CVE-2022-4292

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.0.0882

Description The issue is related to a use after free error in the did set spelllang function, located in the spell.c file of the Vim text editor. This error occurs when memory is accessed after it has been freed, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, disruption of data integrity, and denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.0.0882, update to version 9.0.0882 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the did set spelllang function in the spell.c file until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-3261

ALT-PU-2022-3301

ALT-PU-2022-3344

BDU:2024-07334

CVE-2022-4292

OESA-2022-2138

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_4631-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4631-1

SUSE-SU-2023:0209-1

USN-6420-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 67

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4292.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/da3d4c47-e57a-451e-993d-9df0ed31f57b · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c3d27ada14acd02db357f2d16347acc22cb17e93 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4292 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2022-4292 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-07334 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4292 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4293 · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3352 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4292 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6420-1 · Vendor Advisory