Fedora 44 vim Critical Security Fix CVE-2026-28417 CVE-2026-32249
fedora
March 20, 2026
patchlevel 148 Security fixes for CVE-2026-28417, CVE-2026-28418, CVE-2026-28419, CVE-2026-28420, CVE-2026-28421, CVE-2026-28422 Security fix for CVE-2026-32249
Summary
VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the
vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is
still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features:
multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more.
Update Information:
patchlevel 148 Security fixes for CVE-2026-28417, CVE-2026-28418, CVE-2026-28419, CVE-2026-28420, CVE-2026-28421, CVE-2026-28422 Security fix for CVE-2026-32249
Change Log
* Fri Mar 13 2026 Zdenek Dohnal
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2443455 - CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443455
[ 2 ] Bug #2443474 - CVE-2026-28421 vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443474
[ 3 ] Bug #2443475 - CVE-2026-28422 vim: Vim: Integrity impact due to stack-buffer-overflow via wide terminal statusline rendering
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443475
[ 4 ] Bug #2443481 - CVE-2026-28418 vim: Vim: Information disclosure via heap-based buffer overflow in Emacs-style tags file parsing
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443481
[ 5 ] Bug #2443482 - CVE-2026-28419 vim: Vim: Information disclosure and denial of service via malformed tags file
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443482
[ 6 ] Bug #2443484 - CVE-2026-28420 vim: Vim: Information disclosur...
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-f5d072060b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: vim
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 9.2.148
Release: 1.fc44
URL: https://www.vim.org/
Summary: The VIM editor
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