Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0846, set_sofo() in src/spellfile.c reuses sl_sal_first[] without resetting values left by set_sal_first(), so a crafted spell file containing an SN_SAL section before an SN_SOFO section causes under-counted mapping lists and attacker-influenced writes beyond a heap allocation. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0846.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.5 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-default-editorUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade xxd-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11No solution existsUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade vim-common-debuginfoUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfo | Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade xxdUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade vim-common-debuginfoUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimal | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athenaUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-gtkUpgrade vim-tinyUpgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3Upgrade vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-gnome (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-lesstif (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-motifUpgrade vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu Pro) | Aug 23, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
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