Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2025· Updated Aug 12, 2025
Vim double-free vulnerability during Vim9 script import operations
CVE-2025-55158
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.
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References
3- github.com/vim/vim/commit/9772025d24e939fd84b85748ce35c26874c05775mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1406mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-5fg8-wvx3-583xmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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