CVE-2026-28419
Publication date 27 February 2026
Last updated 18 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0075, a heap-based buffer underflow exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file where a delimiter appears at the start of a line, Vim attempts to read memory immediately preceding the allocated buffer. Version 9.2.0075 fixes the issue.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vim | 25.10 questing |
Fixed 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.10
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.26
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm14
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm29
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm23
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8101-1
- Vim vulnerabilities
- 16 March 2026