Mageia: 2021-0481 Critical: Vim Heap Overflow Mitigation
mageia
October 20, 2021
CVE-2021-3778: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in utf_ptr2char() Fix: patch 8.2.3409: reading beyond end of line with invalid utf-8 character When vim 8.2 is built with --with-feat...
Summary
CVE-2021-3778: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in utf_ptr2char()
Fix: patch 8.2.3409: reading beyond end of line with invalid utf-8 character
When vim 8.2 is built with --with-features=huge --enable-gui=none
and address sanitizer, a heap-buffer overflow occurs when running:
echo "Ywp2XTCqCi4KeQpAMA==" | base64 -d > fuzz000.txt
vim -u NONE -X -Z -e -s -S fuzz000.txt -c :qa!
CVE-2021-3796: vim: Use After Free in nv_replace()
Fix: patch 8.2.3428: using freed memory when replacing
When vim 8.2 is built with --with-features=huge --enable-gui=none
and address sanitizer, a use-after-free occurs when running:
LC_ALL=C vim -U NONE -X -Z -e -s -S poc -c :qa!
with the poc file provided.
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29501
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f
- https://huntr.com/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35a9a00afcb20897d462a766793ff45534810dc3
- https://huntr.com/bounties/ab60b7f3-6fb1-4ac2-a4fa-4d592e08008d
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5093-1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3778
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3796
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 8/core/vim-8.2.2143-3.2.mga8
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Publication date: 20 Oct 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0481.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-3778,
CVE-2021-3796
Topics Covered
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