SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:20916-1 (vim)

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SUSE-SU-2026:20916-1: important: Security update for vim
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:39:29 -0000
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# Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20916-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-20T03:15:00Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246602
  * bsc#1258229
  * bsc#1259051

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-53906
  * CVE-2026-26269
  * CVE-2026-28417

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-53906 ( SUSE ):  1.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
  * CVE-2025-53906 ( SUSE ):  4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2025-53906 ( NVD ):  4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-26269 ( SUSE ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-26269 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-26269 ( NVD ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-28417 ( SUSE ):  4.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-28417 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-28417 ( NVD ):  4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-28417 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

  * Update Vim to version 9.2.0110 that includes security fixes for:
  * CVE-2026-28417: crafted URL parsed by netrw plugin can lead to execute
    arbitrary shell commands (bsc#1259051).
  * CVE-2026-26269: stack buffer overflow in Vim's NetBeans integration when
    processing the specialKeys command (bsc#1258229).
  * CVE-2025-53906: path traversal in Vim's zip.vim plugin (bsc#1246602).

  * Other changes:

  * Add wayland-client to BuildRequires and enable Wayland support.
  * Add Wayland include path to CFLAGS to fix clipboard compilation.
  * Package new Swedish (sv) man pages and clean up duplicate encodings
    (sv.ISO8859-1 and sv.UTF-8).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-417=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * vim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * vim-debugsource-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * vim-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * vim-small-debuginfo-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * xxd-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * xxd-debuginfo-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * gvim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * vim-small-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * gvim-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (noarch)
    * vim-data-common-9.2.0110-160000.1.1
    * vim-data-9.2.0110-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53906.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26269.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28417.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246602
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258229
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259051



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