Improper Input Validation Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-VIMCOMMON-16094636
  • published17 Apr 2026
  • disclosed27 Feb 2026

Introduced: 27 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-28421  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 vim-common to version 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:8259.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-common package and not the vim-common package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Versions prior to 9.2.0077 have a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault (SEGV) exist in Vim's swap file recovery logic. Both are caused by unvalidated fields read from crafted pointer blocks within a swap file. Version 9.2.0077 fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1