Low severity3.9NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2023· Updated Jun 23, 2026
CVE-2023-48231
CVE-2023-48231
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.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords25 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-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%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3
< 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1+ 24 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-17.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-17.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5anvdPatch
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1nvdMailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/nvdMailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/nvdMailing List
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