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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8679-2

USN-8679-2: Vim vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Sep 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC

Summary

USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Products covered

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Remediation

USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim.

CVEs in this advisory 0

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