Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Vim vulnerability (USN-8679-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8679-1 advisory. It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this...

USN-8679-2 vim vulnerability

USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-8679-1: Vim vulnerability

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

PT-2026-82043

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2026-28418 Vim has Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Emacs tags parsing

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0074, a heap-based buffer overflow out-of-bounds read exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file, Vim can be tricked into reading up to 7 bytes beyond the allocated memory boundar...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: ctags-5.8-16.fc20

Ctags generates an index or tag file of C language objects found in C source and header files. The index makes it easy for text editors or other utilities to locate the indexed items. Ctags can also generate a cross reference file which lists information about the various objects found in a set o...