CVE-2024-41957 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-41957: Vim double free in src/alloc.c:616

Vendor Vim
Product vim
Weakness CWE-415
Published August 1, 2024
Last update November 4, 2025

CVSS base score

4.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. Vim < v9.1.0647 has double free in src/alloc.c:616. When closing a window, the corresponding tagstack data will be cleared and freed. However a bit later, the quickfix list belonging to that window will also be cleared and if that quickfix list points to the same tagstack data, Vim will try to free it again, resulting in a double-free/use-after-free access exception. Impact is low since the user must intentionally execute vim with several non-default flags, but it may cause a crash of Vim. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0647

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2024 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated