========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8246-1 May 07, 2026
vim vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: Michał 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 26.04 LTS 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 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 Ubuntu 25.10 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 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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 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 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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 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 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 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8246-1 CVE-2026-35177, CVE-2026-39881, CVE-2026-41411 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29
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