CVE-2023-48231

Summary

CVE-2023-48231 is a vulnerability affecting Vim, an open-source command line text editor. During the window closing process, Vim may attempt to access previously freed window structures, leading to application crashes. However, no evidence has been found that this issue can be exploited beyond crashing the application. The vulnerability has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b`, which is included in Vim release version 9.0.2106. Users are strongly urged to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this risk. No known workarounds exist for this vulnerability.

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