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vim vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: OSV
USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
- Products
- vim
- Affected versions
- 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6, 2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu1, 2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu2, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu1, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu2, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7, 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8
- Fixed versions
- 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.9
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-73073
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
osv:USN-8679-2
vim
Fixed versions: 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.9
Complete source record
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