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Oracle Linux: CVE-2026-25749: ELSA-2026-4442: vim security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 6, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 6, 2026
Added
Mar 16, 2026
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.2132, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. The vulnerability is located in the get_tagfname() function in src/tag.c. When processing help file tags, Vim copies the user-controlled 'helpfile' option value into a fixed-size heap buffer of MAXPATHL + 1 bytes (typically 4097 bytes) using an unsafe STRCPY() operation without any bounds checking. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.2132.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-vim-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-dataoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-enhancedoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-filesystemoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-minimaloracle-linux-upgrade-vim-x11oracle-linux-upgrade-xxd
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