SUSE-SU-2026:21833-1: important: Security update for vim

Fri May 29 16:36:11 UTC 2026

# Security update for vim

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21833-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-28T12:13:40Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1261833
  * bsc#1262395
  * bsc#1264706
  * bsc#1264707
  * bsc#1264708
  * bsc#1265349
  * bsc#1265360

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-39881
  * CVE-2026-42307
  * CVE-2026-43961
  * CVE-2026-44656
  * CVE-2026-45130
  * CVE-2026-46483

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
  * CVE-2026-42307 ( NVD ):  4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-43961 ( SUSE ):  5.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-43961 ( SUSE ):  4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( SUSE ):  4.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( SUSE ):  4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( NVD ):  4.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-44656 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-45130 ( SUSE ):  6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-45130 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-45130 ( NVD ):  6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-46483 ( NVD ):  3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
  * SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2

An update that solves six vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues

  * CVE-2026-39881: command injection in NetBeans interface can lead to
    arbitrary file reads and writes (bsc#1261833).
  * CVE-2026-42307: Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection
    vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim
    (bsc#1264706).
  * CVE-2026-43961: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwMarkFile() via
    crafted filename (bsc#1265349).
  * CVE-2026-44656: Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection
    vulnerability exists in Vim's: find command-line completion (bsc#1264707).
  * CVE-2026-45130: Prior to version 9.2.0450, a heap buffer overflow exists in
    read_compound() in src/spellfile.c when loading a crafted spell file (.spl)
    with UTF-8 encoding active (bsc#1264708).
  * CVE-2026-46483: command injection via `tar#Vimuntar()` in
    `runtime/autoload/tar.vim` when decompressing `.tgz` archives on Unix-like
    systems (bsc#1265360).

Changes for vim:

  * Update to v9.2.0530.
  * Fix for incorrectly detecting scientific parameter files as bitbake
    recipies. (bsc#1262395)

## 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 Micro Extras 6.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-Extras-6.2-817=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * xxd-debuginfo-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
    * vim-debugsource-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
    * xxd-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
    * vim-9.2.0530-160000.1.1
    * vim-debuginfo-9.2.0530-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39881.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42307.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43961.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44656.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45130.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46483.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261833
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262395
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264706
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264707
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264708
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265349
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265360

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