SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:20828-1 (vim)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:20828-1: important: Security update for vim
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openSUSE security update: security update for vim
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20828-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1261833
  * bsc#1262395
  * bsc#1264706
  * bsc#1264707
  * bsc#1264708
  * bsc#1265349
  * bsc#1265360



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-39881
  * CVE-2026-42307
  * CVE-2026-43961
  * CVE-2026-44656
  * CVE-2026-45130
  * CVE-2026-46483



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-39881 ( SUSE ): 6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-39881 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-43961 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-43961 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( SUSE ): 4.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-45130 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has 7 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues

- CVE-2026-39881: command injection in NetBeans interface can lead to arbitrary file reads and
writes (bsc#1261833).
- CVE-2026-42307: Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the
netrw standard plugin
  bundled with Vim (bsc#1264706).
- CVE-2026-43961: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwMarkFile() via crafted filename
(bsc#1265349).
- CVE-2026-44656: Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's:
find command-line
  completion (bsc#1264707).
- CVE-2026-45130: Prior to version 9.2.0450, a heap buffer overflow exists in read_compound() in
src/spellfile.c when
  loading a crafted spell file (.spl) with UTF-8 encoding active (bsc#1264708).
- CVE-2026-46483: command injection via ` tar#Vimuntar()` in `runtime/autoload/tar.vim` when
decompressing `.tgz`
  archives on Unix-like systems (bsc#1265360).

Changes for vim:

- Update to v9.2.0530.
- Fix for incorrectly detecting scientific parameter files as bitbake recipies. (bsc#1262395)


Patch instructions:

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

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-817=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  gvim-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
  vim-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
  vim-data-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
  vim-data-common-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
  vim-small-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
  xxd-9.2.0530-160000.1.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39881.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42307.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43961.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44656.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45130.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46483.html