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Fixed CVEs in vim: CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-4069, CVE-2021-3984

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2021-3974: fix using freed memory with regexp using a mark - CVE-2021-3984: fix illegal memory access when C-indenting - CVE-2021-3973: fix crash when using CTRL-W f without finding a file name - CVE-2021-4019: fix buffer overflow with long help argument - CVE-2021-4069: fix using freed memory in open command

Products
vim-X11, vim-common, vim-enhanced, vim-filesystem, vim-minimal
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4
CVEs
CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Fixed CVEs in vim: CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-4069, CVE-2021-3984

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Dec 2021, 14:29 UTC

- CVE-2021-3974: fix using freed memory with regexp using a mark - CVE-2021-3984: fix illegal memory access when C-indenting - CVE-2021-3973: fix crash when using CTRL-W f without finding a file name - CVE-2021-4019: fix buffer overflow with long help argument - CVE-2021-4069: fix using freed memory in open command

osv:CLSA-2021-1639578578

vim-X11

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4

vim-common

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4

vim-enhanced

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4

vim-filesystem

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4

vim-minimal

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els4

Complete source record
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    "summary": "- CVE-2021-3974: fix using freed memory with regexp using a mark - CVE-2021-3984: fix illegal memory access when C-indenting - CVE-2021-3973: fix crash when using CTRL-W f without finding a file name - CVE-2021-4019: fix buffer overflow with long help argument - CVE-2021-4069: fix using freed memory in open command",
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