NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim/vim package, versions [9.1.1459,9.1.1683)
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- published2 Sept 2025
- disclosed24 Aug 2025
- creditXudong Cao, Meng Xu
Introduced: 24 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-9389 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.1.1683 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the __memmove_avx_unaligned_erms function. An attacker can cause an application crash by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file locally.
Note:
This is exploitable if coloring is not turned on and the user uses the --autoskip option.