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CVE-2022-3278: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2022-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36, 37
- vim/vim: before 9.0.0552 — fixed in 9.0.0552
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0552. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/69082916c8b5d321545d60b9f5facad0a2dd5a4e
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/a9fad77e-f245-4ce9-ba15-c7d4c86c4612
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/69082916c8b5d321545d60b9f5facad0a2dd5a4e
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/a9fad77e-f245-4ce9-ba15-c7d4c86c4612
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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