Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when decoding
certain JSON input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-73071)
Yazan Balawneh discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when
opening certain spell files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73072)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when processing
certain files with a large number of text properties. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS,...
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when decoding
certain JSON input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-73071)
Yazan Balawneh discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when
opening certain spell files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73072)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when processing
certain files with a large number of text properties. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-73074)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain vimball files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-73076)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled shell arguments during
keyword lookups. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-73077)
David Carliez discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain directory
paths when constructing netrw menus. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73078)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | vim – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | ||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| xxd – 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | vim – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| xxd – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | vim – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | vim – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | vim – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| xxd – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-athena-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gnome-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gtk-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gtk3-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-nox-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-lesstif – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | |||
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