Bug 2094695 (CVE-2022-1968) - CVE-2022-1968 vim: use-after-free in function utf_ptr2char at mbyte.c:1794
Summary: CVE-2022-1968 vim: use-after-free in function utf_ptr2char at mbyte.c:1794
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2022-1968
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2094696
Blocks: 2094697
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-06-08 08:19 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2022-06-09 13:38 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: vim 8.2.5050
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A flaw was found in vim. The vulnerability occurs due to Illegal memory access and leads to a use-after-free vulnerability in the utf_ptr2char function. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution.
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Last Closed: 2022-06-08 13:49:45 UTC
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Description Marian Rehak 2022-06-08 08:19:25 UTC 
Use After Free in function utf_ptr2char at mbyte.c:1794.

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https://huntr.dev/bounties/949090e5-f4ea-4edf-bd79-cd98f0498a5b/
Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2022-06-08 08:19:40 UTC 
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2094696]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-06-08 13:49:42 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-2022-1968
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