CVE-2022-3256 — Use After Free in VIM

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime13 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
VIM VIMVIMDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 22
Latest updateDec 24

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 9.0.0530
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 9.0.0530
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.0.0626-1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 35, 36, 37

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
configfs: fix possible memory leak in configfs_create_dir()↗2025-12-24
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OSV
vim vulnerabilities↗2022-12-12
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GHSA
GHSA-cfw9-4m3h-gp62: Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9↗2022-09-23
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OSV
CVE-2022-3256: Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9↗2022-09-22
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CVEList
Use After Free in vim/vim↗2022-09-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2023-10-09
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2022-12-12
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Red Hat
vim: use-after-free in movemark() at mark.c↗2022-09-22
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Microsoft
Use After Free in vim/vim↗2022-09-13
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Debian
CVE-2022-3256: vim - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.↗2022
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