Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
Srinivas Piskala Ganesh Babu discovered that Vim incorrectly handled
directory names when serializing browsed paths to the netrw history file.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-47162)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled step-definition patterns in
the cucumber filetype plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47167)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled import statements during
Python omni-completion. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-52858)
Andrej Tomči discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain terminal
screen cells when taking a snapshot, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting...
Srinivas Piskala Ganesh Babu discovered that Vim incorrectly handled
directory names when serializing browsed paths to the netrw history file.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-47162)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled step-definition patterns in
the cucumber filetype plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47167)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled import statements during
Python omni-completion. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-52858)
Andrej Tomči discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain terminal
screen cells when taking a snapshot, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in
a denial of service. (CVE-2026-52859)
David Carliez discovered that Vim incorrectly handled reconstructed
function and class definitions during Python omni-completion. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-52860)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | vim – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | ||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| xxd – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| 25.10 questing | vim – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| xxd – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | vim – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| xxd – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | vim – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | vim – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | vim – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-athena-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gnome-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gtk-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gtk3-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-nox-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-lesstif – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | |||
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