| Name | CVE-2023-48233 |
| Description | Vim is an open source command line text editor. If the count after the :s command is larger than what fits into a (signed) long variable, abort with e_value_too_large. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `ac6378773` which has been included in release version 9.0.2108. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vim (PTS) | bullseye | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid, trixie | 2:9.1.1230-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vim | source | (unstable) | 2:9.0.2116-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78 (v9.0.2108)
Self-inflicted crash, no security impact