Security update for vim
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2026:1764-1 |
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| Release Date: | 2026-05-08T10:39:49Z |
| Rating: | moderate |
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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:
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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:
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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
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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