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High ALSA-2026:11509 1 CVE

Important: vim security update

Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

Security Fix(es):

* vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass (CVE-2026-34982)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-common 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.3
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-enhanced 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.3
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-filesystem 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.3
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-minimal 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.3
AlmaLinux · 8 vim-X11 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.3

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.2
    CVE-2026-34982

    Vim modeline bypass via various options affects Vim < 9.2.0276

    Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens a crafted file. The `complete`, `guitabtooltip` and `printheader` options are missing the `P_M…

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References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34982
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2455400
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-11509.html