Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1051-1
Release Date: 2026-03-26T05:04:33Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-53906 ( SUSE ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
  • CVE-2025-53906 ( SUSE ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-53906 ( NVD ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-26269 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-26269 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-26269 ( NVD ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-28417 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-28417 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-28417 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2026-28417 ( 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 Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

Update Vim to version 9.2.0110:

  • CVE-2025-53906: malicious zip archive may cause a path traversal in Vim's zip (bsc#1246602).
  • CVE-2026-26269: Netbeans specialKeys stack buffer overflow (bsc#1258229).
  • CVE-2026-28417: crafted URL parsed by netrw plugin can lead to execute arbitrary shell commands (bsc#1259051).

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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1051=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1051=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • vim-debugsource-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • gvim-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-17.59.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • vim-data-common-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-data-9.2.0110-17.59.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vim-debugsource-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • gvim-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.2.0110-17.59.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • vim-data-common-9.2.0110-17.59.1
    • vim-data-9.2.0110-17.59.1

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