RLSA-2026:38510 Important: vim security update

Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives CVE-2026-46483 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names CVE-2026-47162 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion...

vim security update

An update is available for vim. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security...

Security Bulletin:Vulnerability in Vim affects IBM Netezza Appliance

Summary The Vim package is used by IBM Netezza Appliance. IBM Netezza Appliance has addressed the applicable CVECVE-2022-2889, CVE-2026-46483 Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-46483 DESCRIPTION: Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerabili...

CVE-2026-73078: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu...

CVE-2026-73072: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0846, setsofo in src/spellfile.c reuses slsalfirst without resetting values left by setsalfirst, so a crafted spell file containing an SNSAL section before an SNSOFO section causes under-counted mapping lists and attacker-influenced...

RockyLinux 9 : vim (RLSA-2026:38511)

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:38511 advisory. vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives CVE-2026-46483 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names CVE-2026-47162 vim...

PT-2026-70247

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions 9.2.0511 through 9.2.0843 Description The json decode item function in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json decode string calls channel fill to refill and free the current buffer. This occurs when an invalid JSON strin...

CVE-2026-73074: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0841, propaddone in src/textprop.c uses the proplen value from gettextprops to increment a uint16t property count beyond 0xffff, wrapping the count to zero and copying existing text-property records into a heap allocation sized for non...

PT-2026-70248

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0846 Description The set sofo function in src/spellfile.c reuses the sl sal first array without resetting values previously set by set sal first. A specially crafted spell file containing an SN SAL section before an S...

PT-2026-70249

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0841 Description The prop add one function in src/textprop.c uses the proplen value from get text props to increment a uint16 t property count. If the count exceeds 0xffff, it wraps around to zero, leading to a heap...

PT-2026-70268

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0840 Description In GUI Vim, the runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw, and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim creates Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries. The process interpolates...

PT-2026-70267

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0839 Description Filetype plugins runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim fail to safely separate shell arguments when passing Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg...

CVE-2026-73077: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0839, the runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim filetype plugins pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg commands without safely separating shell arguments...

PT-2026-70246

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0842 Description The socket server backend in src/socketserver.c accepts unbounded client connections in the socketserver accept function. This behavior causes descriptors to overflow fd set structures in src/channel....

PT-2026-70250

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions 9.2.0469 through 9.2.0842 Description The popup mark opacity zindex function in src/popupwin.c can use a negative w winrow for a text-property-anchored popup with clipwindow and opacity. This leads to indexing before the screen...

CVE-2026-73071: Use After Free

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, jsondecodeitem in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after jsondecodestring invokes channelfill to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read freed memory instead of reader-jsbuf +...

RockyLinux 10 : vim (RLSA-2026:38509)

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:38509 advisory. vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives CVE-2026-46483 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names CVE-2026-47162 vi...

RockyLinux 8 : vim (RLSA-2026:38510)

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:38510 advisory. vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives CVE-2026-46483 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names CVE-2026-47162 vim...

PT-2026-70251

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0847 Description The runtime/autoload/vimball.vim file allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When the vimballRmVimball function later...

CVE-2026-73070: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0842, the socket server backend in src/socketserver.c accepts unbounded client connections in socketserveraccept, causing descriptors to overflow fdset structures in src/channel.c and fixed-size struct pollfd arrays in src/osunix.c,...