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Ubuntu 26.04 Vim Critical Path Traversal Denial of Service USN-8500-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 2, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues fixed in Vim affect various Ubuntu LTS releases, critical updates recommended for users.
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Vim.

Software Description:

- vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

Details:

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled path traversal in the

zip.vim plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite

arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04

LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

(CVE-2026-35177)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled depth tracking when

processing spell files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

a denial of service. (CVE-2026-55693, CVE-2026-55892)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filename escaping in the

netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute

arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04

LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.10,

and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-55895)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled length calculatio...

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Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu arbitrary code path traversal

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-common                      2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
  xxd                             2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6

Ubuntu 25.10
  vim                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
  xxd                             2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  vim                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-athena                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-common                      2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-gtk3                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-gui-common                  2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-motif                       2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-nox                         2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-runtime                     2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  vim-tiny                        2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
  xxd                             2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-athena                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-common                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-gtk                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-nox                         2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-runtime                     2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xxd                             2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  vim                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xxd                             2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena-py2                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome-py2                   2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk3-py2                    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox-py2                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  vim                             2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-athena                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-common                      2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gnome                       2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gtk                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-gui-common                  2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-lesstif                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-nox                         2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-runtime                     2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  vim-tiny                        2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8500-1

CVE-2026-35177, CVE-2026-55693, CVE-2026-55892, CVE-2026-55895,

CVE-2026-57452, CVE-2026-57453, CVE-2026-57455, CVE-2026-57456

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8500-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu arbitrary code path traversal

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33

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