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ALPINE-CVE-2026-73071

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read freed memory instead of reader->js_buf + reader->js_used when an invalid JSON string spans buffers. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0844.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.23 vim

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"9.2.0511"},{"fixed":"9.2.0854-r0"}]}]

References

advisory security.alpinelinux.org