CVE-2024-47814

A flaw was found in Vim. When closing a buffer visible in a window, a BufWinLeave auto command can trigger a use-after-free if this auto command happens to reopen the same buffer in a new split window. This issue can potentially cause Vim to crash, leading to a denial of service.

The impact is Low since the user must intentionally configure an uncommon auto command and run some buffer unload commands in order to trigger the issue.

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