Vulnerability · CVE-2022-47024
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or oth
Published Jan 20, 2023 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Arch Linux Arch Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-47024. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Alpine:v3.18 vim · Alpine:v3.19 vim · Alpine:v3.20 vim · Alpine:v3.21 vim · Alpine:v3.22 vim · Alpine:v3.23 vim
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Alpine:v3.18 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
- Alpine:v3.19 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
- Alpine:v3.20 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
- Alpine:v3.21 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
- Alpine:v3.22 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
- Alpine:v3.23 vim8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0
How to fix CVE-2022-47024
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-47024. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 8.1.2269 → 9.0.0999-r0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 20, 2023 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Detected
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Oct 15, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
vim fixed in 9.0.0999-r0; vim fixed in 9.0.0999-r0; vim fixed in 9.0.0999-r0; vim fixed in 9.0.0999-r0
Oct 15, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
vim fixed in 9.0.0999-r0
Oct 15, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Updated
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Sources
- Arch Linux SecurityVendor advisoryCVE-2022-47024
CVE-2022-47024 is named on the public Arch Linux Security page.
security.archlinux.org - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-47024
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-47024
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2022-47024
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.