Bug 2250268 (CVE-2023-48231)

Summary: CVE-2023-48231 vim: use after free in win_close()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: TEJ RATHI <trathi>
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Fixed In Version: vim 9.0.2106 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A heap use-after-free flaw was found in the vim package. When executing a `:s` command for the first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes memory to be freed, which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. This issue may result in Vim crashing.
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Bug Depends On: 2250275    
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Description TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:12:46 UTC 
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:13:14 UTC 
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2250275]