ALSA-2021:4517

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    ALSA-2021:4517

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: vim security update

    Details: Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: heap-based buffer overflow in utf_ptr2char() in mbyte.c (CVE-2021-3778) * vim: use-after-free in nv_replace() in normal.c (CVE-2021-3796) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4517.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3778, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3796

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim-X11

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-X11

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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