Ubuntu alert USN-8679-1 (vim)
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| Subject: | [USN-8679-1] Vim vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:46:44 +0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <E1wz0qq-0002TZ-NJ@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Cc: | noreply+usn-bot@canonical.com |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8679-1 August 25, 2026 vim vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - 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: Vim could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor Details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8679-1 CVE-2026-73073 Package Information: 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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