Vulnerability · Published Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-41965Vim < v9.1.0648 has a double-free in dialog_changed()
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vim | 9.1.0652-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vim | 9.1.0652-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vim | 9.1.0652-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.1.0652-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.1.0652-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Debian:12 | vim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.1.0698-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41965 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.1.0698-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41965 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L