Fedora 41 update for vim

Published: 2025-02-20

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2025-26603
CWE-ID	CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU103998

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-26603

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the str_to_reg() function in src/register.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 41

vim: before 9.1.1122-1.fc41

CPE2.3

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-a71acb72e9

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.