MGASA-2021-0481

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    MGASA-2021-0481

    Published: 20 Oct 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: CVE-2021-3778: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in utf_ptr2char() Fix: patch 8.2.3409: reading beyond end of line with invalid utf-8 character When vim 8.2 is built with --with-features=huge --enable-gui=none and address sanitizer, a heap-buffer overflow occurs when running: echo "Ywp2XTCqCi4KeQpAMA==" | base64 -d > fuzz000.txt vim -u NONE -X -Z -e -s -S fuzz000.txt -c :qa! CVE-2021-3796: vim: Use After Free in nv_replace() Fix: patch 8.2.3428: using freed memory when replacing When vim 8.2 is built with --with-features=huge --enable-gui=none and address sanitizer, a use-after-free occurs when running: LC_ALL=C vim -U NONE -X -Z -e -s -S poc -c :qa! with the poc file provided.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/vim?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.2.2143-3.2.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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