| Name | CVE-2023-48234 |
| Description | Vim is an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow for large counts given. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `58f9befca1` which has been included in release version 9.0.2109. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vim (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u11 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u7 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u11 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u6 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2:9.1.0861-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vim | source | (unstable) | 2:9.0.2116-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-59gw-c949-6phq
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58f9befca1fa172068effad7f2ea5a9d6a7b0cca (v9.0.2109)
Self-inflicted crash, no security impact