ESB-2026.4847

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.4847 USN-8246-1: Vim vulnerabilities 8 May 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Vim Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2026-35177 CVE-2026-39881 CVE-2026-41411 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8246-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.6 CVE-2026-41411 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L) CVSS Source: Ubuntu Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L EPSS (Max): 0.1% (34th) CVE-2026-41411 2026-05-07 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-8246-1: Vim vulnerabilities Publication date 7 May 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Releases 26.04 LTS 25.10 24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open side navigation Packages o vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details Michal Majchrowicz discovered that Vim's zip plugin could overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. ( CVE-2026-35177 ) It was discovered that Vim's netbeans interface did not properly sanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. ( CVE-2026-39881 ) It was discovered that Vim did not properly handle backticks in tag filenames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. ( CVE-2026-41411 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version vim - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-common - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-doc - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-gtk3 - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 26.04 LTS resolute vim-gui-common - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-motif - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-nox - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-runtime - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim-tiny - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 xxd - 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 vim - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-athena - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-common - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-doc - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-gtk3 - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 25.10 questing vim-gui-common - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-motif - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-nox - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-runtime - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim-tiny - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 xxd - 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 vim - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-athena - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-common - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-doc - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-gtk3 - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 24.04 LTS noble vim-gui-common - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-motif - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-nox - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-runtime - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim-tiny - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 xxd - 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 vim - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-athena - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-common - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-doc - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-gtk - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 22.04 LTS jammy vim-gtk3 - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-gui-common - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-nox - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-runtime - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 vim-tiny - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 xxd - 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References o CVE-2026-41411 o CVE-2026-39881 o CVE-2026-35177 Related notices o USN-8213-1 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. 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