Bug 2387859 (CVE-2025-55157) - CVE-2025-55157 vim: Vim heap use-after-free vulnerability when processing recursive tuple data types
Summary: CVE-2025-55157 vim: Vim heap use-after-free vulnerability when processing rec...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-55157
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-08-12 16:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-08-14 14:28 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-12 16:01:48 UTC
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. In versions from 9.1.1231 to before 9.1.1400, When processing nested tuples in Vim script, an error during evaluation can trigger a use-after-free in Vim’s internal tuple reference management. Specifically, the tuple_unref() function may access already freed memory due to improper lifetime handling, leading to memory corruption. The exploit requires direct user interaction, as the script must be explicitly executed within Vim. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.1400.


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