CVE-2025-55158

Public on 2025-08-11
Modified on 2025-08-15
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 vim No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 vim Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H