# CVE-2024-41965: Vim \< v9.1.0648 has a double-free in dialog\_changed()

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.1.0648
- Published: 2024-08-01 · Updated: 2024-11-15

## Affected

- vim: fixed in 9.1.0648

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vim, upgrade to a fixed version (9.1.0648) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-46pw-v7qw-xc2f
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b29f4abcd4b3382fa746edd1d0562b7b48c

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