CVE 6.9 MEDIUM

Vim double-free vulnerability during Vim9 script import operations_CVE-2025-55158

6.9 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. In versions from 9.1.1231 to before 9.1.1406, when processing nested tuples during Vim9 script import operations, an error during evaluation can trigger a double-free in Vim’s internal typed value (typval_T) management. Specifically, the clear_tv() function may attempt to free memory that has already been deallocated, due to improper lifetime handling in the handle_import / ex_import code paths. The vulnerability can only be triggered if a user explicitly opens and executes a specially crafted Vim script. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.1406.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-55158
Source GitHub_M
Published Aug 11, 2025 at 22:54

Affected Product

Vendor vim
Product vim
Version >= 9.1.1231, < 9.1.1406
Affected Versions vim vim >= 9.1.1231, < 9.1.1406

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