CVE-2023-48231
Publication date 16 November 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vim | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
4.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6557-1
- Vim vulnerabilities
- 14 December 2023
Other references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a (v9.0.2106)
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48231