Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
Michał Majchrowicz discovered that Vim's zip plugin could overwrite
arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete
sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-35177)
It was discovered that Vim's netbeans interface did not properly
sanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-39881)
Michał Majchrowicz discovered that Vim's zip plugin could overwrite
arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete
sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-35177)
It was discovered that Vim's netbeans interface did not properly
sanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-39881)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | vim – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | vim – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-motif – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | vim – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | vim – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | vim – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | vim – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-athena-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gnome-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gtk-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gtk3 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gtk3-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-nox-py2 – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | vim – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | ||
| vim-athena – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-gnome – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-gtk – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-gui-common – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-lesstif – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-nox – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-runtime – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
| vim-tiny – 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25 | |||
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