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USN-8679-2: Vim vulnerability

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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesCanonical's Sept 8-10 Ubuntu security sweep: 10 USNs patch at least 17 CVEs across FFmpeg, ImageMagick, glibc, PHP, Python, Netty, Vim, curl and ApacheMerged summary & timeline
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Ubuntu's USN-8679-2 updates Vim for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, fixing a tags-file handling flaw that could allow arbitrary code execution.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8679-2 extends the Vim fix from USN-8679-1 to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The vulnerability stems from incorrect handling of certain tags files, which an attacker could exploit to execute arbitrary code. This is a routine distribution security update with no exploitation reported.

Key facts
  • Update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS following earlier USN-8679-1
  • Malicious tags files could trigger arbitrary code execution in Vim
  • No evidence of in-the-wild exploitation
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From the original article

USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS.

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