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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.2.0218-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461613

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0074, a heap-based buffer overflow
 out-of-bounds read exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags
 file, Vim can be tricked into reading up to 7 bytes beyond the allocated memory boundary. Version 9.2.0074
 fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-28418)

Solution

Update the vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.2.0218-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-28418

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461613

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28418

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28418

IAVA: 2026-A-0195-S