UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41965: vim Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41965 is a medium (CVSS 4.2) vulnerability in vim Ubuntu.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 01-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vim is an open source command line text editor. double-free in dialog_changed() in Vim < v9.1.0648. When abandoning a buffer, Vim may ask the user what to do with the modified buffer. If the user wants the changed buffer to be saved, Vim may create a new Untitled file, if the buffer did not have a name yet. However, when setting the buffer name to Unnamed, Vim will falsely free a pointer twice, leading to a double-free and possibly later to a heap-use-after-free, which can lead to a crash. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0648.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
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Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- vimAll versions (No fix recorded)
1 vendor · 1 product