Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.2132, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. The vulnerability is located in the get_tagfname() function in src/tag.c. When processing help file tags, Vim copies the user-controlled 'helpfile' option value into a fixed-size heap buffer of MAXPATHL + 1 bytes (typically 4097 bytes) using an unsafe STRCPY() operation without any bounds checking. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.2132.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | < 9.1.2132 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vim | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vim | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vim | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.10 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.26 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm14 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm29 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm23 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | vim +3 | 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.1 | RHSA-2026:4715 |
| RHEL 9 | vim +3 | 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.1 | RHSA-2026:5602 |
| RHEL 8 | vim +3 | 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:4442 |
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10.0 EUS | vim +7 | 2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2 | RHSA-2026:6502 |
| RHEL 9.6 EUS | vim +5 | 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2026:6539 |
| RHEL 9.4 EUS | vim +5 | 2:8.2.2637-20.el9_4.2 | RHSA-2026:6540 |
| RHEL 9.2 E4S | vim +5 | 2:8.2.2637-20.el9_2.1 | RHSA-2026:6620 |
| RHEL 9.0 E4S | vim +5 | 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.4 | RHSA-2026:6619 |
| RHEL 8.8 TUS | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2026:6736 |
| RHEL 8.8 E4S | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2026:6736 |
| RHEL 8.6 TUS | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5 | RHSA-2026:6731 |
| RHEL 8.6 E4S | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5 | RHSA-2026:6731 |
| RHEL 8.6 AUS | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5 | RHSA-2026:6731 |
| RHEL 8.4 EUS Long Life | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1 | RHSA-2026:6729 |
| RHEL 8.4 AUS | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1 | RHSA-2026:6729 |
| RHEL 8.2 AUS | vim +5 | 2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.1 | RHSA-2026:6730 |
| RHEL 7 ELS | vim +5 | 2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1 | RHSA-2026:6617 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | vim-data +1 | 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.1 | ALSA-2026:4715 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | vim-X11 +4 | 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.1 | ALSA-2026:5602 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | vim-X11 +4 | 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:4442 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | vim | 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.1 | RLSA-2026:4715 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | vim | 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.1 | RLSA-2026:5602 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | vim | 2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:4442 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | vim | 9.1.2132-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | vim | 9.1.2132-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xxd +6 | 2:9.2.240-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1584 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | vim | 9.2.0088-1 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | vim | 9.2.0088-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | xxd +6 | 2:9.1.083-6.0.1.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-4715 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | vim-X11 +4 | 2:8.2.2637-23.0.1.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-5602 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | vim-X11 +4 | 2:8.0.1763-22.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-4442 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | vim-X11 +4 | 2:7.4.629-8.0.3.el7_9 | ELSA-2026-6617 |
Advisories 27
- WID-SEC-2026-0335 vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 1, 2026
- ALSA-2026:5602 Moderate: vim security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:4715 Moderate: vim security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:4442 Moderate: vim security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6736 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6730 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6731 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6729 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6620 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6619 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6617 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6539 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6540 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6502 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:5602 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:4715 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:4442 Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3043 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1730 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2026
- ELSA-2026-6617 Important: vim security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1584 Important: vim security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 13, 2026
- RLSA-2026:5602 Moderate: vim security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Apr 7, 2026
- RLSA-2026:4715 Moderate: vim security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Mar 27, 2026
- ELSA-2026-5602 Moderate: vim security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Mar 24, 2026
- RLSA-2026:4442 Moderate: vim security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Mar 23, 2026
- ELSA-2026-4715 Moderate: vim security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Mar 17, 2026
- ELSA-2026-4442 Moderate: vim security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Mar 12, 2026