Ubuntu alert USN-8415-1 (vim)
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| Subject: | [USN-8415-1] Vim vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:42:30 +0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <E1wX3HK-0004FW-40@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Cc: | noreply+usn-bot@canonical.com |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8415-1 June 09, 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 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-43961) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-46483) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 25.10 vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 xxd 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8415-1 CVE-2026-43961, CVE-2026-46483 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.2141-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubun...
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