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openSUSE security update: security update for vim
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21671-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1268162
  * bsc#1271684
  * bsc#1275011
  * bsc#1275012
  * bsc#1275013
  * bsc#1275014
  * bsc#1275015
  * bsc#1275016
  * bsc#1275017
  * bsc#1275018



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-73070
  * CVE-2026-73071
  * CVE-2026-73072
  * CVE-2026-73074
  * CVE-2026-73075
  * CVE-2026-73076
  * CVE-2026-73077
  * CVE-2026-73078



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-73070 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73070 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73071 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-73071 ( SUSE ): 2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73072 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73072 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73074 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73074 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73075 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-73075 ( SUSE ): 2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73076 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73076 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73077 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73077 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73078 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73078 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

-------------------------------------------------------------

An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has 10 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 9.2.0957.

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2026-73070: stack buffer overflow in the socket server can lead to denial of service
(bsc#1275018).
- CVE-2026-73071: use-after-free in JSON decoding can lead to process crash (bsc#1275017).
- CVE-2026-73072: heap buffer overflow when loading a spell file can lead to crash or potential
code execution
  (bsc#1275016).
- CVE-2026-73074: heap buffer overflow in text property handling can lead to a crash or potential
code execution
  (bsc#1275015).
- CVE-2026-73075: out-of-bounds access in popup opacity handling can lead to a conditional memory
write (bsc#1275014).
- CVE-2026-73076: arbitrary command execution via the vimball record file (bsc#1275013).
- CVE-2026-73077: arbitrary code execution due to insecure shell command handling (bsc#1275012).
- CVE-2026-73078: arbitrary code execution via crafted netrw menu entries (bsc#1275011).

Other updates and bugfixes:

- Version 9.2.0957.
  * tests: Test_fuzzy_completion_bufname_fullpath() creates unnecessary dir (9.2.0781).
  * tests: missing cleanup in test_mksession.vim (9.2.0782).
  * tests: personal spell files leak into later tests (9.2.0783).
  * crash when borrowing statusline highlight in silent Ex mode (9.2.0784).
  * WinResized not triggered when the whole Vim is resized (9.2.0785).
  * filetype: containerfile is not recognized (9.2.0786).
  * regexp: code 0x1ecb duplicated for equivalence class (9.2.0787).
  * filetype: hip files are not recognized (9.2.0788).
  * 'statuslineopt' status line too high after a window is minimized (9.2.0789).
  * 'completeslash' breaks :find completion with 'findfunc' (9.2.0790).
  * wincol() counts from right side for 'rightleft' (9.2.0791).
  * runtime(netrw): explore without optional dir broken (9.2.0792).
  * if session restored a tiny window, restore fails (9.2.0793).
  * extend() and extendnew() don't handle NULL expr2 properly (9.2.0794).
  * popup menu shadow is not cleared when the menu shrinks (9.2.0795).
  * Visual block reselection wrong with 'virtualedit' (9.2.0796).
  * memory leak in get_qfline_items() on alloc failure (9.2.0797).
  * memory leak in compile_expr6() on alloc failure (9.2.0798).
  * memory leak in compile_def_function_body() on alloc failure (9.2.0799).
  * memory leak in call_func() on alloc failure (9.2.0800).
  * memory leak in f_getreginfo() on alloc failure (9.2.0801).
  * memory leak with list_append_dict/dict_add_list on alloc failure (9.2.0802).
  * memory leak on alloc failure with taglist/gettagstack() (9.2.0803).
  * wincol() is wrong for a double-wide character with 'rightleft' (9.2.0804).
  * screenpos() "curscol" is wrong with 'rightleft' (9.2.0805).
  * 'showcmd' may show internal command keys (9.2.0806).
  * MS-Windows: ellipsis character is garbled (9.2.0807).
  * getregionpos: double-free on alloc failure (9.2.0808).
  * getframelayout() uses wrong function to free lists (9.2.0809).
  * add_llist_tags() uses wrong function to free dict (9.2.0810).
  * mksession writes terminal command unquoted (9.2.0811).
  * :argdelete with pattern leads to wrong argidx() (9.2.0812).
  * dict_add_func() may corrupt funcref count on failure (9.2.0813).
  * Vim9: E1041 when reloading an autoload script with exported variables (9.2.0814).
  * deeply nested regexp patterns may cause stack overflow (9.2.0815).
  * GTK4: memory leak in gui_gtk_set_dnd_targets() (9.2.0816).
  * crash when building a stacktrace during an autocommand (9.2.0817).
  * tests: client-server test fails without X11 server (9.2.0818).
  * MS-Windows: sixel image shown as raw text in the console (9.2.0819).
  * GUI: hidden popup image is displayed and not erased (9.2.0820).
  * filetype: msmtp system-wide rc file not detected (9.2.0821).
  * GTK4: crash menu id is null in gui_mch_destroy_menu() (9.2.0822).
  * tests: Test_clientserver_servlist_list may fail (9.2.0823).
  * Makefile: make tags depends on configure (9.2.0824).
  * regexp: submatch in a look-behind is empty with the NFA engine (9.2.0825).
  * highlighting for broken terminals can be improved (9.2.0826).
  * :startinsert enters Insert mode in a non-modifiable buffer (9.2.0827).
  * GTK4: hardware rendering can be improved (9.2.0828).
  * sessions do not preserve script version for expression options (9.2.0829).
  * the completion menu is not used on terminals without colors (9.2.0830).
  * diff highlighting hard to read with syntax enabled (9.2.0831).
  * socketserver: remote commands can be processed in reverse order (9.2.0832).
  * GTK4: menu mnemonics do not work properly (9.2.0833).
  * cleared last search pattern is restored from viminfo (9.2.0834).
  * features in version.c are not sorted (9.2.0835).
  * filetype: .git-blame-ignore-revs file is not recognized (9.2.0836).
  * using wrong colors in hl_blend_attr() (9.2.0837).
  * searchcount() returns wrong cached maxcount (9.2.0838).
  * [security]: arbitrary code execution via keyword lookup (9.2.0839).
  * [security]: code injection in netrw via bookmarks (9.2.0840).
  * [security]: heap overflow when adding > 65535 text properties (9.2.0841).
  * [security]: stack buffer overflow in socket server (9.2.0842).
  * [security]: popup: opacity mask indexed out of bounds (9.2.0843).
  * [security]: use-after-free on json decode error (9.2.0844).
  * [security]: arbitrary Ex command execution during C omni-completion (9.2.0845).
  * [security]: heap buffer overflow in set_sofo() (9.2.0846).
  * [security]: vimball: code execution via .VimballRecord file (9.2.0847).
  * tagfunc "cmd" with a generic Ex command corrupts the tag entry (9.2.0848).
  * filetype: osquery config files are not recognized (9.2.0849).
  * MS-Windows: commands from a client can be lost (9.2.0850).
  * focus autocommands triggered inconsistently (9.2.0851).
  * GTK: ligatures not correctly displayed (9.2.0852).
  * popup: popup images do not support scaling (9.2.0853).
  * memory leak when reading a spell file with SN_SAL and SN_SOFO (9.2.0854).
  * 'showcmd' not redrawn with empty mapping triggered on timeout (9.2.0855).
  * GTK4: undercurl rendering is inefficient (9.2.0856).
  * popup: opacity popup over a terminal is not cleared when closed (9.2.0857).
  * MS-Windows GUI: white flash when VimEnter is slow (9.2.0858).
  * GTK2: link error (9.2.0859).
  * filetype: xilinx design constraint files are not recognized (9.2.0860).
  * GTK4: bleed region updates in jumps (9.2.0861).
  * missing test change from v9.2.0857 (9.2.0862).
  * MS-Windows GUI: window contents can be missing when VimEnter is slow (9.2.0863).
  * using some dead code in Wayland feature (9.2.0864).
  * GTK4: non-hardware accelerated UI is too slow (9.2.0865).
  * MS-Windows: ":language messages" only works once (9.2.0866).
  * MS-Windows: messages are not in the display language (9.2.0867).
  * GTK: window Manager hint prevents giving focus to dialog (9.2.0868).
  * buf_copy_options() can lose the P_INSECURE flag (9.2.0869).
  * filetype: marko files are not recognized (9.2.0870).
  * screen line is lost when splitting a 'winfixheight' window (9.2.0871).
  * popup with opacity does not use the font of the highlight group (9.2.0872).
  * :redrawstatus does not update the ruler of the last window (9.2.0873).
  * fold size is compared against 'foldminlines' of the wrong window (9.2.0874).
  * GTK4: GUI does not support command-line arguments (9.2.0875).
  * GTK4: compile error with disabled netbeans feat (9.2.0876).
  * Vim9: crash when a closure assigns to a variable declared in a loop (9.2.0877).
  * Vim9: cannot use a script variable of an enclosing block in a lambda (9.2.0878).
  * popup: "maxwidth" is not respected when 'wrap' is off (9.2.0879).
  * scroll: window scrolls when using the autocommand window (9.2.0880).
  * 'smoothscroll' position is lost when the window height changes (9.2.0881).
  * :bwipe crashes if WinLeave wipes all other buffers (9.2.0882).
  * scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when using "|" (9.2.0883).
  * scroll: unreachable 'smoothscroll' code in cursor_correct() (9.2.0884).
  * scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when the window is squeezed (9.2.0885).
  * :set completion works for an invalid sub-option name (9.2.0886).
  * scroll: jump-scrolling when moving the cursor onto a wrapping line (9.2.0887).
  * mapping: modifier is not recognized after a partial mapping (9.2.0888).
  * VMS: spurious "INVALID DECC FEATURE VALUE" message at every startup (9.2.0889).
  * test: test for patch v9.2.0888 can be clarified (9.2.0890).
  * MS-Windows: filename-modifier ":8:t" causes underflow (9.2.0891).
  * highlight: wrong column highlighted with 'cursorcolumn' (9.2.0892).
  * MS-Windows: "*.vim" also matches files with a longer extension (9.2.0893).
  * filetype: ed script files not recognised (9.2.0894).
  * test: Test_aucmd_win_scroll_multibyte() is flaky in the GUI (9.2.0895).
  * scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when splitting a window (9.2.0896).
  * GTK3 X11 redraws are not coalesced (9.2.0897).
  * printing support is lacking (9.2.0898).
  * command output temporary files may collide (9.2.0899).
  * FocusGained still triggered when closing dialog (9.2.0900).
  * textprop: wrong cursor line with truncated virtual text (9.2.0901).
  * Vim9: iterating over a tuple leaks memory (9.2.0902).
  * Vim9: cannot use an exported function of an autoload import (9.2.0903).
  * "zb" scrolls incorrectly with cursor just above fold (9.2.0904).
  * MS-Windows: ghost cursor with ligatures (9.2.0905).
  * slow transstr() with long strings (9.2.0906).
  * popup: virtual text is not redrawn when a text property changes (9.2.0907).
  * cannot use a {} block in a nested :autocmd (9.2.0908).
  * insert completion is slow to collect many matches (9.2.0909).
  * runtime(vim): update syntax, contain Ex commands (9.2.0910).
  * makefiles do not build hardcopy_postscript.c (9.2.0911).
  * hardcopy: prototypes are hand-written instead of generated (9.2.0912).
  * statusline: cell below the vertical separator keeps the old highlight (9.2.0913).
  * diff: undo after :diffget into an empty buffer leaves a line behind (9.2.0914).
  * tests: two terminal tests in test_popupwin fail on FreeBSD (9.2.0915).
  * configure: honor `--disable-hardcopy-pango` with GTK UI (9.2.0916).
  * :quitall not allowed in the command-line window (9.2.0917).
  * screen: fill char with a zero low byte is stored as a NUL cell (9.2.0918).
  * screen: the wrong array is copied into ScreenCols on a resize (9.2.0919).
  * filetype: json-ld files are not recognized (9.2.0920).
  * test: terminal tests fail on FreeBSD (9.2.0921).
  * Wayland: modeless selection not redrawn (9.2.0922).
  * tabpage: closing a tab page loses the alternate tab page (9.2.0923).
  * tests: Test_termwinscroll() fails on FreeBSD (9.2.0924).
  * crash when getcompletiontype() gets a NULL string (9.2.0925).
  * filetype: business Central files are not recognized (9.2.0926).
  * curswant not set on 8g8 (9.2.0927).
  * MinGW: tests hang when Vim is built with coverage enabled (9.2.0928).
  * incorrect completion for 'pumopt' and 'pumborder' (9.2.0929).
  * floating point exception when displaying pum (9.2.0930).
  * the GTK4 GUI is still experimental and untested by CI (9.2.0931).
  * NFA engine fallback can double free the compiled program (9.2.0932).
  * u_read_undo() leaks the file name when the undo file owner differs (9.2.0933).
  * filetype: hlsl files are not recognized (9.2.0934).
  * reading an undo file is slow with many undo headers (9.2.0935).
  * stringifying a list or dict can free the item being iterated (9.2.0936).
  * sort() with a numeric option converts each item on every comparison (9.2.0937).
  * cursorbind: cursor in the other window is not updated after undo (9.2.0938).
  * mbyte: wrong cell count for an overlong UTF-8 sequence (9.2.0939).
  * GTK4: columns are lost when a scrollbar appears (9.2.0940).
  * tests: clipboard tests fail in the GUI when the terminal has no clipboard (9.2.0941).
  * test: test_mksession_winpos() fails on GTK4 UI (9.2.0942).
  * test: test_hardcopy fails on GTK4 UI (9.2.0943).
  * test: tests fail when checking for GTK4 feature (9.2.0944).
  * sort() with a numeric option can be improved (9.2.0945).
  * GTK2/3: mouse move starts Visual selection after a dialog (9.2.0946).
  * GTK4: screen is cleared when moving the mouse after startup (9.2.0947).
  * GTK4: mouse move starts Visual selection after a dialog (9.2.0948).
  * GDK_KEY_VoidSymbol might be undefined (9.2.0949).
  * transstr() can be improved (after 9.2.0906) (9.2.0950).
  * GTK3: cursor does no longer blink (9.2.0951).
  * locking a container while stringifying can be improved (9.2.0952).
  * insert completion code can be improved (9.2.0953).
  * u_read_undo() can be improved (after 9.2.0935) (9.2.0954).
  * tests: terminal tests are flaky (9.2.0955).
  * GTK4: crash when the window is resized while redrawing (9.2.0956).
  * filetype: ArgoCD config file is not recognized (9.2.0957).
- Allow `wrap` and `linebreak` to be set from a modeline (bsc#1268162).
- Point `SYS_VIMRC_FILE` at `$VIMRUNTIME/suse.vimrc` rather than `/etc/vimrc`, which we no longer
own (bsc#1268162).
- Update `suse.vimrc`: source `/etc/vimrc` at the end of the file, so that a local system vimrc
still overrides the
  distribution defaults.
- Guard `suse.vimrc` against re-entry to prevent an infinite sourcing loop (bsc#1271684).


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-16.0-1530=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  gvim-9.2.0957-160000.1.1
  vim-9.2.0957-160000.1.1
  vim-data-9.2.0957-160000.1.1
  vim-data-common-9.2.0957-160000.1.1
  vim-small-9.2.0957-160000.1.1
  xxd-9.2.0957-160000.1.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73070.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73071.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73072.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73074.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73075.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73076.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73077.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73078.html