This security update addresses an Important-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-34982, CVSS 8.2 HIGH) in Vim that allows arbitrary command execution via a modeline sandbox bypass. The vulnerability affects Vim versions prior to 9.2.0276, and the fix is included in the updated packages provided for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. IT professionals should apply the referenced Red Hat errata to their RHEL 9 systems to remediate the issue.
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:11510 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-29 Updated: 2026-04-29 RHSA-2026:11510 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: vim security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass (CVE-2026-34982) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64 Fixes BZ - 2455400 - CVE-2026-34982 vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass CVEs CVE-2026-34982 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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