Bug 2102173 (CVE-2022-2231)

Summary:	CVE-2022-2231 vim: null pointer derefernce in function skipwhite may lead to DoS
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Marian Rehak <mrehak>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	gchamoul, karsten, zdohnal
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 8.2.5169	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed:	2022-11-27 19:25:03 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2102174
Bug Blocks:	2102155

Description Marian Rehak 2022-06-29 12:27:09 UTC

A null pointer dereference in function skipwhite may lead to a DoS.

Reference:

https://huntr.dev/bounties/8dae6ab4-7a7a-4716-a65c-9b090fa057b5
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8

Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2022-06-29 12:27:35 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2102174]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-11-27 19:25:01 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-2231