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vim — security advisory
A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324.
- Products
- vim
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 9.0.0815-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-3705
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2022-3705
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
vim
Fixed versions: 9.0.0815-r0
Complete source record
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