Ubuntu 26.04 Vim Critical Exec Code Denial of Service USN-8304

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: Joshua Rogers discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain URL schemes in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-42307) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled command-line completion for the :find command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-44656) Daniel Cervera discovered that Vim incorrectly handled loading spell files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-45130)

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 25.10 vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

CVE-2026-42307, CVE-2026-44656, CVE-2026-45130

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8304-1

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