High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-1616
CVE-2022-1616
Description
Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
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Affected products
38- osv-coords36 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1+ 35 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.0814-17.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.0814-17.9.1
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- github.com/vim/vim/commit/d88934406c5375d88f8f1b65331c9f0cab68cc6cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- huntr.dev/bounties/40f1d75f-fb2f-4281-b585-a41017f217e2nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41nvdMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213488nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16nvd
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