Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1764-1
Release Date: 2026-05-08T10:39:49Z
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issue:

Security fixes:

  • CVE-2026-39881: command injection in NetBeans interface can lead to arbitrary file reads and writes (bsc#1261833).

Other fixes:

  • Update to 9.2.0398.
  • 9.2.0398: MS-Windows: missing strptime() support
  • 9.2.0397: tabpanel: double-click opens a new tab
  • 9.2.0396: tests: Test_error_callback_terminal is flaky on macOS
  • 9.2.0395: tests: Test_backupskip() may read from $HOME
  • 9.2.0394: xxd: offsets greater than LONG_MAX print as negative
  • 9.2.0393: MS-Windows: link error with XPM support on UCRT64
  • 9.2.0392: tests: Some tests are flaky
  • 9.2.0391: tests: Comment in test_vim9_cmd breaks syntax highlighting
  • 9.2.0390: filetype: some Beancount files are not recognized
  • 9.2.0389: DECRQM still leaves stray "pp" on Apple Terminal.app
  • 9.2.0388: strange indent in update_topline()
  • 9.2.0387: DECRQM request may leave stray chars in terminal
  • 9.2.0386: No scroll/scrollbar support in the tabpanel
  • 9.2.0385: Integer overflow with "ze" and large 'sidescrolloff'
  • 9.2.0384: stale Insstart after <Cmd> cursor move breaks undo
  • 9.2.0383: [security]: runtime(netrw): shell-injection via sftp: and file: URLs
  • 9.2.0382: Wayland: focus-stealing is non-working
  • 9.2.0381: Vim9: Missing check_secure() in exec_instructions()
  • 9.2.0380: completion: a few issues in completion code
  • 9.2.0379: gui.color_approx is never used
  • 9.2.0378: Using int as bool type in win_T struct
  • 9.2.0377: Using int as bool type in gui_T struct
  • 9.2.0376: Vim9: elseif condition compiled in dead branch
  • 9.2.0375: prop_find() does not find a virt text in starting line
  • 9.2.0374: c_CTRL-{G,T} does not handle offset
  • 9.2.0373: Ctrl-R mapping not triggered during completion
  • 9.2.0372: pum: rendering issues with multibyte text and opacity
  • 9.2.0371: filetype: ghostty config files are not recognized
  • 9.2.0370: duplicate code with literal string_T assignment
  • 9.2.0369: multiple definitions of STRING_INIT macro
  • 9.2.0368: too many strlen() calls when adding strings to dicts
  • 9.2.0367: runtime(netrw): ~ note expanded on MS Windows
  • 9.2.0366: pum: flicker when updating pum in place
  • 9.2.0365: using int as bool
  • 9.2.0364: tests: test_smoothscroll_textoff_showbreak() fails
  • 9.2.0363: Vim9: variable shadowed by script-local function
  • 9.2.0362: division by zero with smoothscroll and small windows
  • 9.2.0361: tests: no tests for ch_listen() with IPs
  • 9.2.0360: Cannot handle mouse-clicks in the tabpanel
  • 9.2.0359: wrong VertSplitNC highlighting on winbar
  • 9.2.0358: runtime(vimball): still path traversal attacks possible
  • 9.2.0357: [security]: command injection via backticks in tag files
  • 9.2.0356: Cannot apply 'scrolloff' context lines at end of file
  • 9.2.0355: runtime(tar): missing path traversal checks in tar#Extract()
  • 9.2.0354: filetype: not all Bitbake include files are recognized
  • 9.2.0353: Missing out-of-memory check in register.c
  • 9.2.0352: 'winhighlight' of left window blends into right window
  • 9.2.0351: repeat_string() can be improved
  • 9.2.0350: Enabling modelines poses a risk
  • 9.2.0349: cannot style non-current window separator
  • 9.2.0348: potential buffer underrun when setting statusline like option
  • 9.2.0347: Vim9: script-local variable not found
  • 9.2.0346: Wrong cursor position when entering command line window
  • 9.2.0345: Wrong autoformatting with 'autocomplete'
  • 9.2.0344: channel: ch_listen() can bind to network interface
  • 9.2.0343: tests: test_clientserver may fail on slower systems
  • 9.2.0342: tests: test_excmd.vim leaves swapfiles behind
  • 9.2.0341: some functions can be run from the sandbox
  • 9.2.0340: pum_redraw() may cause flicker
  • 9.2.0339: regexp: nfa_regmatch() allocates and frees too often
  • 9.2.0338: Cannot handle mouseclicks in the tabline
  • 9.2.0337: list indexing broken on big-endian 32-bit platforms
  • 9.2.0336: libvterm: no terminal reflow support
  • 9.2.0335: json_encode() uses recursive algorithm
  • 9.2.0334: GTK: window geometry shrinks with with client-side decorations
  • 9.2.0333: filetype: PklProject files are not recognized
  • 9.2.0332: popup: still opacity rendering issues
  • 9.2.0331: spellfile: stack buffer overflows in spell file generation
  • 9.2.0330: tests: some patterns in tar and zip plugin tests not strict enough
  • 9.2.0329: tests: test_indent.vim leaves swapfiles behind
  • 9.2.0328: Cannot handle mouseclicks in the statusline
  • 9.2.0327: filetype: uv scripts are not detected
  • 9.2.0326: runtime(tar): but with dotted path
  • 9.2.0325: runtime(tar): bug in zstd handling
  • 9.2.0324: 0x9b byte not unescaped in <Cmd> mapping
  • 9.2.0323: filetype: buf.lock files are not recognized
  • 9.2.0322: tests: test_popupwin fails
  • 9.2.0321: MS-Windows: No OpenType font support
  • 9.2.0320: several bugs with text properties
  • 9.2.0319: popup: rendering issues with partially transparent popups
  • 9.2.0318: cannot configure opacity for popup menu
  • 9.2.0317: listener functions do not check secure flag
  • 9.2.0316: [security]: command injection in netbeans interface via defineAnnoType
  • 9.2.0315: missing bound-checks
  • 9.2.0314: channel: can bind to all network interfaces
  • 9.2.0313: Callback channel not registered in GUI
  • 9.2.0312: C-type names are marked as translatable
  • 9.2.0311: redrawing logic with text properties can be improved
  • 9.2.0310: unnecessary work in vim_strchr() and find_term_bykeys()
  • 9.2.0309: Missing out-of-memory check to may_get_cmd_block()
  • 9.2.0308: Error message E1547 is wrong
  • 9.2.0307: more mismatches between return types and documentation
  • 9.2.0306: runtime(tar): some issues with lz4 support
  • 9.2.0305: mismatch between return types and documentation
  • 9.2.0304: tests: test for 9.2.0285 doesn't always fail without the fix
  • 9.2.0303: tests: zip plugin tests don't check for warning message properly
  • 9.2.0302: runtime(netrw): RFC2396 decoding double escaping spaces
  • 9.2.0301: Vim9: void function return value inconsistent
  • 9.2.0300: The vimball plugin needs some love
  • 9.2.0299: runtime(zip): may write using absolute paths
  • 9.2.0298: Some internal variables are not modified
  • 9.2.0297: libvterm: can improve CSI overflow code
  • 9.2.0296: Redundant and incorrect integer pointer casts in drawline.c
  • 9.2.0295: 'showcmd' shows wrong Visual block size with 'linebreak'
  • 9.2.0294: if_lua: lua interface does not work with lua 5.5
  • 9.2.0293: :packadd may lead to heap-buffer-overflow
  • 9.2.0292: E340 internal error when using method call on void value
  • 9.2.0291: too many strlen() calls
  • 9.2.0290: Amiga: no support for AmigaOS 3.x
  • 9.2.0289: 'linebreak' may lead to wrong Visual block highlighting
  • 9.2.0288: libvterm: signed integer overflow parsing long CSI args
  • 9.2.0287: filetype: not all ObjectScript routines are recognized
  • 9.2.0286: still some unnecessary (int) casts in alloc()
  • 9.2.0285: :syn sync grouphere may go beyond end of line
  • 9.2.0284: tabpanel: crash when tabpanel expression returns variable line count
  • 9.2.0283: unnecessary (int) casts before alloc() calls
  • 9.2.0282: tests: Test_viminfo_len_overflow() fails
  • 9.2.0281: tests: Test_netrw_FileUrlEdit.. fails on Windows

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-2026-1764=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • vim-debuginfo-9.2.0398-17.65.1
    • vim-9.2.0398-17.65.1
    • gvim-9.2.0398-17.65.1
    • gvim-debuginfo-9.2.0398-17.65.1
    • vim-debugsource-9.2.0398-17.65.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • vim-data-common-9.2.0398-17.65.1
    • vim-data-9.2.0398-17.65.1

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