USN-8657-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8657-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8657-1
Upstream
CVE (7)
Related
UBUNTU (6)
Published
2026-08-20T22:03:08Z
Modified
2026-10-08T12:48:07Z
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when decoding certain JSON input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-73071)

Yazan Balawneh discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain spell files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73072)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when processing certain files with a large number of text properties. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-73074)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain vimball files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73076)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled shell arguments during keyword lookups. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-73077)

David Carliez discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain directory paths when constructing netrw menus. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-73078)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
vim

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35

Affected versions

2:8.*
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.17
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.20
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.21
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.23
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.26
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.34

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xxd",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73071",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73074",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73077",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
vim

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19

Affected versions

2:9.*
2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2
2:9.0.2087-1ubuntu1
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu1
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2
2:9.0.2184-0ubuntu1
2:9.0.2189-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu6
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.1
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.2
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.3
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.4
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.10
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-motif",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xxd",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73071",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73074",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73077",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
vim

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8

Affected versions

2:9.*
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6
2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6
2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-motif",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xxd",
            "binary_version":  "2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73071",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73074",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73077",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32

Affected versions

2:7.*
2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm9
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm12
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm18
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm19
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm20
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm22
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm23
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm27
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm31

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gnome",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-lesstif",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38

Affected versions

2:7.*
2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm3
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm10
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm11
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm12
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm14
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm15
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm24
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm25
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm26
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm28
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm29
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm33
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm37

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena-py2",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gnome",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gnome-py2",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk-py2",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3-py2",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox-py2",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23

Affected versions

2:8.*
2:8.0.0197-4ubuntu5
2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu2
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.7
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm4
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm9
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm10
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm11
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm13
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm14
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm18
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm22

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gnome",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xxd",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12

Affected versions

2:8.*
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.17
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.23
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.24
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.25
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.26
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.29
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.31
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm2
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm6
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-athena",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-nox",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xxd",
            "binary_version":  "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73072",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73076",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2026-73078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "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",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8657-1.json"