UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8997
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-8997
Published
2026-05-22T14:16:00Z
Modified
2026-05-27T19:09:39Z
Severity
  • 4.8 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

vifm is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow during the history merge process when saving the state file (vifminfo.json). This flaw occurs because the application lacks a runtime check on the length of history entries in release builds, potentially allowing a crafted long path or command in the history to cause memory corruption or application crashes. Releases from 0.12.1 to 0.14.3 (including) are considered vulnerable. This issue was fixed in commit 23063c7

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.7.8-3
0.7.8-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.7.8-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.9-1
0.9.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.9.1-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.10.1-2
0.10.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.10.1-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.10.1-4
0.12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.12-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.12-1
0.12-1build1
0.12-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.12-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.12-1build2
0.14-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.14-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
vifm

Package

Name
vifm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vifm?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.14-3
0.14.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vifm",
            "binary_version": "0.14.3-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8997.json"