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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.0.2189-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 460343

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When
 executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the
 substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later
 then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the
 whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It
 may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue. (CVE-2023-48706)

Solution

Update the vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.0.2189-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2023-48706

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460343

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48706

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48706

IAVA: 2023-A-0650-S