UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48706

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48706
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48706.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48706
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Published
2023-11-22T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:35Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 3.6 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a :s command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive :s call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial :s command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2
2:9.0.2087-1ubuntu1
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-motif",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}