Low severity3.6NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2023· Updated Jun 23, 2026
CVE-2023-48706
CVE-2023-48706
Description
Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a :s command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive :s call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial :s command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.
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Affected products
27- 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
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- (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
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/22/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf860f3c26f57bbnvdPatch
- github.com/vim/vim/pull/13552nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/gandalf4a/crash_report/blob/main/vim/vim_huafnvdExploit
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53qnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNMFS3IH74KEMMESOA3EOB6MZ56TWGFF/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVA7K73WHQH4KVFDJQ7ELIUD2WK5ZT5E/nvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0001/nvd
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