vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable
Weakness
The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vim | Vim | * | 8.2.3582 (excluding) |
| Vim | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Vim | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/15d9890eee53afc61eb0a03b878a19cb5672f732
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/29c3ebd2-d601-481c-bf96-76975369d0cd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCQWPEY2AEYBELCMJYHYWYCD3PZVD2H7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PGW56Z6IN4UVM3E5RXXF4G7LGGTRBI5C/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/15d9890eee53afc61eb0a03b878a19cb5672f732
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/29c3ebd2-d601-481c-bf96-76975369d0cd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCQWPEY2AEYBELCMJYHYWYCD3PZVD2H7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PGW56Z6IN4UVM3E5RXXF4G7LGGTRBI5C/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32