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High ELSA-2026-11509 1 CVE

Important: vim security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026

Summary

[8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3]
- Remove upstream references [Orabug: 31197557]
- Added glibc-gconv-extra to common requires to provide ISO-8859-2 [Orabug: 34114984]

[2:8.0.1763-22.3]
- Relates: RHEL-164956 vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass

[2:8.0.1763-22.2]
- Resolves: RHEL-164956 vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass

[2:8.0.1763-22.1]
- RHEL-159620 CVE-2026-33412 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function
- RHEL-155428 CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin
- RHEL-155412 CVE-2026-28421 vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 vim-common 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3
Oracle Linux · 8 vim-enhanced 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3
Oracle Linux · 8 vim-filesystem 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3
Oracle Linux · 8 vim-minimal 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3
Oracle Linux · 8 vim-X11 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10.3

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.2

    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…