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CVE-2022-2231: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2022-06-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36
- vim/vim: before 8.2.5169 — fixed in 8.2.5169
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 8.2.5169. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/8dae6ab4-7a7a-4716-a65c-9b090fa057b5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/8dae6ab4-7a7a-4716-a65c-9b090fa057b5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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