SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2026:3677-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 339744

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3677-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-73070: stack buffer overflow in the socket server can lead to denial of service (bsc#1275018).
- CVE-2026-73071: use-after-free in JSON decoding can lead to process crash (bsc#1275017).
- CVE-2026-73072: heap buffer overflow when loading a spell file can lead to crash or potential code execution (bsc#1275016).
- CVE-2026-73074: heap buffer overflow in text property handling can lead to a crash or potential code execution (bsc#1275015).
- CVE-2026-73075: out-of-bounds access in popup opacity handling can lead to a conditional memory write (bsc#1275014).
- CVE-2026-73076: arbitrary command execution via the vimball record file (bsc#1275013).
- CVE-2026-73077: arbitrary code execution due to insecure shell command handling (bsc#1275012).
- CVE-2026-73078: arbitrary code execution via crafted netrw menu entries (bsc#1275011).

Changes for vim:

- Updated to version 9.2.0957.
* tests: Test_fuzzy_completion_bufname_fullpath() creates unnecessary dir (9.2.0781).
* tests: missing cleanup in test_mksession.vim (9.2.0782).
* tests: personal spell files leak into later tests (9.2.0783).
* crash when borrowing statusline highlight in silent Ex mode (9.2.0784).
* WinResized not triggered when the whole Vim is resized (9.2.0785).
* filetype: containerfile is not recognized (9.2.0786).
* regexp: code 0x1ecb duplicated for equivalence class (9.2.0787).
* filetype: hip files are not recognized (9.2.0788).
* 'statuslineopt' status line too high after a window is minimized (9.2.0789).
* 'completeslash' breaks :find completion with 'findfunc' (9.2.0790).
* wincol() counts from right side for 'rightleft' (9.2.0791).
* runtime(netrw): explore without optional dir broken (9.2.0792).
* if session restored a tiny window, restore fails (9.2.0793).
* extend() and extendnew() don't handle NULL expr2 properly (9.2.0794).
* popup menu shadow is not cleared when the menu shrinks (9.2.0795).
* Visual block reselection wrong with 'virtualedit' (9.2.0796).
* memory leak in get_qfline_items() on alloc failure (9.2.0797).
* memory leak in compile_expr6() on alloc failure (9.2.0798).
* memory leak in compile_def_function_body() on alloc failure (9.2.0799).
* memory leak in call_func() on alloc failure (9.2.0800).
* memory leak in f_getreginfo() on alloc failure (9.2.0801).
* memory leak with list_append_dict/dict_add_list on alloc failure (9.2.0802).
* memory leak on alloc failure with taglist/gettagstack() (9.2.0803).
* wincol() is wrong for a double-wide character with 'rightleft' (9.2.0804).
* screenpos() 'curscol' is wrong with 'rightleft' (9.2.0805).
* 'showcmd' may show internal command keys (9.2.0806).
* MS-Windows: ellipsis character is garbled (9.2.0807).
* getregionpos: double-free on alloc failure (9.2.0808).
* getframelayout() uses wrong function to free lists (9.2.0809).
* add_llist_tags() uses wrong function to free dict (9.2.0810).
* mksession writes terminal command unquoted (9.2.0811).
* :argdelete with pattern leads to wrong argidx() (9.2.0812).
* dict_add_func() may corrupt funcref count on failure (9.2.0813).
* Vim9: E1041 when reloading an autoload script with exported variables (9.2.0814).
* deeply nested regexp patterns may cause stack overflow (9.2.0815).
* GTK4: memory leak in gui_gtk_set_dnd_targets() (9.2.0816).
* crash when building a stacktrace during an autocommand (9.2.0817).
* tests: client-server test fails without X11 server (9.2.0818).
* MS-Windows: sixel image shown as raw text in the console (9.2.0819).
* GUI: hidden popup image is displayed and not erased (9.2.0820).
* filetype: msmtp system-wide rc file not detected (9.2.0821).
* GTK4: crash menu id is null in gui_mch_destroy_menu() (9.2.0822).
* tests: Test_clientserver_servlist_list may fail (9.2.0823).
* Makefile: make tags depends on configure (9.2.0824).
* regexp: submatch in a look-behind is empty with the NFA engine (9.2.0825).
* highlighting for broken terminals can be improved (9.2.0826).
* :startinsert enters Insert mode in a non-modifiable buffer (9.2.0827).
* GTK4: hardware rendering can be improved (9.2.0828).
* sessions do not preserve script version for expression options (9.2.0829).
* the completion menu is not used on terminals without colors (9.2.0830).
* diff highlighting hard to read with syntax enabled (9.2.0831).
* socketserver: remote commands can be processed in reverse order (9.2.0832).
* GTK4: menu mnemonics do not work properly (9.2.0833).
* cleared last search pattern is restored from viminfo (9.2.0834).
* features in version.c are not sorted (9.2.0835).
* filetype: .git-blame-ignore-revs file is not recognized (9.2.0836).
* using wrong colors in hl_blend_attr() (9.2.0837).
* searchcount() returns wrong cached maxcount (9.2.0838).
* [security]: arbitrary code execution via keyword lookup (9.2.0839).
* [security]: code injection in netrw via bookmarks (9.2.0840).
* [security]: heap overflow when adding > 65535 text properties (9.2.0841).
* [security]: stack buffer overflow in socket server (9.2.0842).
* [security]: popup: opacity mask indexed out of bounds (9.2.0843).
* [security]: use-after-free on json decode error (9.2.0844).
* [security]: arbitrary Ex command execution during C omni-completion (9.2.0845).
* [security]: heap buffer overflow in set_sofo() (9.2.0846).
* [security]: vimball: code execution via .VimballRecord file (9.2.0847).
* tagfunc 'cmd' with a generic Ex command corrupts the tag entry (9.2.0848).
* filetype: osquery config files are not recognized (9.2.0849).
* MS-Windows: commands from a client can be lost (9.2.0850).
* focus autocommands triggered inconsistently (9.2.0851).
* GTK: ligatures not correctly displayed (9.2.0852).
* popup: popup images do not support scaling (9.2.0853).
* memory leak when reading a spell file with SN_SAL and SN_SOFO (9.2.0854).
* 'showcmd' not redrawn with empty mapping triggered on timeout (9.2.0855).
* GTK4: undercurl rendering is inefficient (9.2.0856).
* popup: opacity popup over a terminal is not cleared when closed (9.2.0857).
* MS-Windows GUI: white flash when VimEnter is slow (9.2.0858).
* GTK2: link error (9.2.0859).
* filetype: xilinx design constraint files are not recognized (9.2.0860).
* GTK4: bleed region updates in jumps (9.2.0861).
* missing test change from v9.2.0857 (9.2.0862).
* MS-Windows GUI: window contents can be missing when VimEnter is slow (9.2.0863).
* using some dead code in Wayland feature (9.2.0864).
* GTK4: non-hardware accelerated UI is too slow (9.2.0865).
* MS-Windows: ':language messages' only works once (9.2.0866).
* MS-Windows: messages are not in the display language (9.2.0867).
* GTK: window Manager hint prevents giving focus to dialog (9.2.0868).
* buf_copy_options() can lose the P_INSECURE flag (9.2.0869).
* filetype: marko files are not recognized (9.2.0870).
* screen line is lost when splitting a 'winfixheight' window (9.2.0871).
* popup with opacity does not use the font of the highlight group (9.2.0872).
* :redrawstatus does not update the ruler of the last window (9.2.0873).
* fold size is compared against 'foldminlines' of the wrong window (9.2.0874).
* GTK4: GUI does not support command-line arguments (9.2.0875).
* GTK4: compile error with disabled netbeans feat (9.2.0876).
* Vim9: crash when a closure assigns to a variable declared in a loop (9.2.0877).
* Vim9: cannot use a script variable of an enclosing block in a lambda (9.2.0878).
* popup: 'maxwidth' is not respected when 'wrap' is off (9.2.0879).
* scroll: window scrolls when using the autocommand window (9.2.0880).
* 'smoothscroll' position is lost when the window height changes (9.2.0881).
* :bwipe crashes if WinLeave wipes all other buffers (9.2.0882).
* scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when using '|' (9.2.0883).
* scroll: unreachable 'smoothscroll' code in cursor_correct() (9.2.0884).
* scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when the window is squeezed (9.2.0885).
* :set completion works for an invalid sub-option name (9.2.0886).
* scroll: jump-scrolling when moving the cursor onto a wrapping line (9.2.0887).
* mapping: modifier is not recognized after a partial mapping (9.2.0888).
* VMS: spurious 'INVALID DECC FEATURE VALUE' message at every startup (9.2.0889).
* test: test for patch v9.2.0888 can be clarified (9.2.0890).
* MS-Windows: filename-modifier ':8:t' causes underflow (9.2.0891).
* highlight: wrong column highlighted with 'cursorcolumn' (9.2.0892).
* MS-Windows: '*.vim' also matches files with a longer extension (9.2.0893).
* filetype: ed script files not recognised (9.2.0894).
* test: Test_aucmd_win_scroll_multibyte() is flaky in the GUI (9.2.0895).
* scroll: 'smoothscroll' position is lost when splitting a window (9.2.0896).
* GTK3 X11 redraws are not coalesced (9.2.0897).
* printing support is lacking (9.2.0898).
* command output temporary files may collide (9.2.0899).
* FocusGained still triggered when closing dialog (9.2.0900).
* textprop: wrong cursor line with truncated virtual text (9.2.0901).
* Vim9: iterating over a tuple leaks memory (9.2.0902).
* Vim9: cannot use an exported function of an autoload import (9.2.0903).
* 'zb' scrolls incorrectly with cursor just above fold (9.2.0904).
* MS-Windows: ghost cursor with ligatures (9.2.0905).
* slow transstr() with long strings (9.2.0906).
* popup: virtual text is not redrawn when a text property changes (9.2.0907).
* cannot use a {} block in a nested :autocmd (9.2.0908).
* insert completion is slow to collect many matches (9.2.0909).
* runtime(vim): update syntax, contain Ex commands (9.2.0910).
* makefiles do not build hardcopy_postscript.c (9.2.0911).
* hardcopy: prototypes are hand-written instead of generated (9.2.0912).
* statusline: cell below the vertical separator keeps the old highlight (9.2.0913).
* diff: undo after :diffget into an empty buffer leaves a line behind (9.2.0914).
* tests: two terminal tests in test_popupwin fail on FreeBSD (9.2.0915).
* configure: honor `--disable-hardcopy-pango` with GTK UI (9.2.0916).
* :quitall not allowed in the command-line window (9.2.0917).
* screen: fill char with a zero low byte is stored as a NUL cell (9.2.0918).
* screen: the wrong array is copied into ScreenCols on a resize (9.2.0919).
* filetype: json-ld files are not recognized (9.2.0920).
* test: terminal tests fail on FreeBSD (9.2.0921).
* Wayland: modeless selection not redrawn (9.2.0922).
* tabpage: closing a tab page loses the alternate tab page (9.2.0923).
* tests: Test_termwinscroll() fails on FreeBSD (9.2.0924).
* crash when getcompletiontype() gets a NULL string (9.2.0925).
* filetype: business Central files are not recognized (9.2.0926).
* curswant not set on 8g8 (9.2.0927).
* MinGW: tests hang when Vim is built with coverage enabled (9.2.0928).
* incorrect completion for 'pumopt' and 'pumborder' (9.2.0929).
* floating point exception when displaying pum (9.2.0930).
* the GTK4 GUI is still experimental and untested by CI (9.2.0931).
* NFA engine fallback can double free the compiled program (9.2.0932).
* u_read_undo() leaks the file name when the undo file owner differs (9.2.0933).
* filetype: hlsl files are not recognized (9.2.0934).
* reading an undo file is slow with many undo headers (9.2.0935).
* stringifying a list or dict can free the item being iterated (9.2.0936).
* sort() with a numeric option converts each item on every comparison (9.2.0937).
* cursorbind: cursor in the other window is not updated after undo (9.2.0938).
* mbyte: wrong cell count for an overlong UTF-8 sequence (9.2.0939).
* GTK4: columns are lost when a scrollbar appears (9.2.0940).
* tests: clipboard tests fail in the GUI when the terminal has no clipboard (9.2.0941).
* test: test_mksession_winpos() fails on GTK4 UI (9.2.0942).
* test: test_hardcopy fails on GTK4 UI (9.2.0943).
* test: tests fail when checking for GTK4 feature (9.2.0944).
* sort() with a numeric option can be improved (9.2.0945).
* GTK2/3: mouse move starts Visual selection after a dialog (9.2.0946).
* GTK4: screen is cleared when moving the mouse after startup (9.2.0947).
* GTK4: mouse move starts Visual selection after a dialog (9.2.0948).
* GDK_KEY_VoidSymbol might be undefined (9.2.0949).
* transstr() can be improved (after 9.2.0906) (9.2.0950).
* GTK3: cursor does no longer blink (9.2.0951).
* locking a container while stringifying can be improved (9.2.0952).
* insert completion code can be improved (9.2.0953).
* u_read_undo() can be improved (after 9.2.0935) (9.2.0954).
* tests: terminal tests are flaky (9.2.0955).
* GTK4: crash when the window is resized while redrawing (9.2.0956).
* filetype: ArgoCD config file is not recognized (9.2.0957).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected gvim, vim, vim-data and / or vim-data-common packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 339744

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3677-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/26/2026

Updated: 8/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.37

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-73078

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-73071

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 7.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gvim, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim-data-common, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-73070, CVE-2026-73071, CVE-2026-73072, CVE-2026-73074, CVE-2026-73075, CVE-2026-73076, CVE-2026-73077, CVE-2026-73078

IAVA: 2026-A-0846

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3677-1

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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2026:3677-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 339744

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CVSS v2

CVSS v3

CVSS v4

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