Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vifm/vifm package, versions [0.12.1,0.14.4)
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- published22 May 2026
- disclosed22 May 2026
- creditMichał Majchrowicz, Marcin Wyczechowski
Introduced: 22 May 2026
CVE-2026-8997 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vifm/vifm to version 0.14.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the history merge process when saving the state file. An attacker can cause memory corruption or application crashes by supplying a crafted long path or command in the history.