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[USN-8415-1] Vim vulnerabilities

Posted on 09 June 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8415-1
June 09, 2026

vim vulnerabilities
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Software Description:
- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the
netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-43961)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when
decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-46483)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 25.10
vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
xxd 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8415-1
CVE-2026-43961, CVE-2026-46483

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31

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