Incorrect Calculation of Multi-Byte String Length Affecting vim-data package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-VIMDATA-15364177
  • published28 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Feb 2026

Introduced: 27 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-28422  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-135  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 vim-data.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-data package and not the vim-data package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0078, a stack-buffer-overflow occurs in build_stl_str_hl() when rendering a statusline with a multi-byte fill character on a very wide terminal. Version 9.2.0078 patches the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1