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Ubuntu 25.10 Vim Important Security Fixes for 2026-0017

Calendar Apr 14, 2026 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Several security issues were fixed in Vim. 
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8171-1
April 13, 2026

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

- 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:

Nathan Mills discovered that Vim could crash when parsing certain regular
expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10
(CVE-2026-32249)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly sanitize user input. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.
(CVE-2026-33412)

Avishay Matayev discovered that Vim's modeline sandbox could be bypassed
when opening a maliciously-crafted file. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 25.10.
(CVE-2026-34982)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  vim                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  xxd                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  xxd                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-common                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-runtime                     2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xxd                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xxd                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena-py2                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome-py2                   2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3-py2                    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-lesstif                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8171-1
  CVE-2026-32249, CVE-2026-33412, CVE-2026-34982

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27

Ubuntu 25.10 Vim Important Security Fixes for 2026-0017

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2026
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Vim security fixes for Ubuntu address input sanitization and DoS risks. Update your systems to maintain security.
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - 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: Nathan Mills discovered that Vim could crash when parsing certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10 (CVE-2026-32249) It was discovered that Vim did not properly sanitize user input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-33412) Avishay Matayev discovered that Vim's modeline sandbox could be bypassed when opening a maliciously-crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubunt...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 xxd 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk3-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox-py2 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vim 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-athena 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gnome 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gtk 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-gui-common 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-lesstif 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-nox 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-runtime 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro vim-tiny 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8171-1

CVE-2026-32249, CVE-2026-33412, CVE-2026-34982

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8171-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important command injection vim

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27

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