CVE-2023-4733

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vim versions prior to 9.0.1840

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free problem in the vim text editor, specifically with the buflist altfpos function. This issue is associated with the use of memory after it has been freed. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.0.1840, update to version 9.0.1840 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the buflist altfpos function until a patch is available.