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Ubuntu 25.10 Vim Critical Code Exec Risk USN-8213-1 CVE-2026-35177

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues in Vim require immediate updates across multiple Ubuntu versions to prevent potential data loss and code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Software Description:

- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

Micha\u0142 Majchrowicz discovered that Vim's zip plugin could overwrite

arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete

sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-35177)

It was discovered that Vim's netbeans interface did not properly

sanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-39881)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue arbitrary code execution Ubuntu vulnerability vim

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  vim                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-common                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-runtime                     2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena-py2                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome-py2                   2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3-py2                    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-lesstif                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8213-1

CVE-2026-35177, CVE-2026-39881

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8213-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue arbitrary code execution Ubuntu vulnerability vim

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28

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