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[USN-8679-1] Vim vulnerability

Posted on 26 August 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8679-1
August 25, 2026

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

- 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:

Vim could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro
xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro
vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8679-1
CVE-2026-73073

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36

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