{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48231","details":"Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","modified":"2026-02-05T12:28:51.053061Z","published":"2023-11-16T23:15:00Z","related":["USN-6557-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-48231"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48231"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6557-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48231"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15"}]}],"versions":["2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm9","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm12","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-athena"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-common"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-gnome"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-gtk"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-gui-common"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-lesstif"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-nox"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-runtime"},{"binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15","binary_name":"vim-tiny"}],"availability":"Available 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