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SUSE 16.0 Vim Security Flaws Remote Code Execution SUSE-SU-2027-22101-6

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important update for SUSE for Vim addresses command injection and code execution risks to secure your systems.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for vim fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-33412: command injection via newline in glob() (bsc#1259985). * CVE-2026-34714: crafted file can allow code execution (bsc#1261191). * CVE-2026-34982: Vim modeline bypass via various options (bsc#1261271). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-563=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-563=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * vim-debugsource-9.2.0280-160000.1.1 * xxd-debuginfo-9.2.0280-160000.1.1

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1259985

* bsc#1261191

* bsc#1261271

Cross-

* CVE-2026-33412

* CVE-2026-34714

* CVE-2026-34982

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-33412 ( SUSE ): 5.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-33412 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2026-33412 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2026-33412 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-34714 ( SUSE ): 9.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

* CVE-2026-34714 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-34714 ( NVD ): 9.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

* CVE-2026-34714 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21197-1
Release Date: 2026-04-15T08:17:27Z
Rating: important

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