Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21464-1
Release Date: 2026-04-29T11:29:57Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-39881 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-39881 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-39881 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-39881 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issue:

Update to version 9.2.0398.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2026-39881: missing sanitization in defineAnnoType and specialKeys can lead to arbitrary Ex command injection via a malicious NetBeans server (bsc#1261833).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-Extras-6.1-515=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vim-debugsource-9.2.0398-slfo.1.1_1.1
    • vim-debuginfo-9.2.0398-slfo.1.1_1.1
    • vim-9.2.0398-slfo.1.1_1.1

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