{"id":"USN-6993-1","summary":"vim vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a\nwindow, leading to a double-free vulnerability. If a user was tricked\ninto opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the \napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code \nexecution with user privileges. (CVE-2024-41957)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when adding a new\nfile to an argument list, leading to a use-after-free. If a user was \ntricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash\nthe application, leading to a denial of service. 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