openSUSE-SU-2026:21374-1: important: Security update for vim

openSUSE security update: security update for vim
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21374-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1271193
  * bsc#1271194
  * bsc#1271195



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-59856
  * CVE-2026-59857
  * CVE-2026-59858



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-59856 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59856 ( SUSE ): 8.4 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
  * CVE-2026-59857 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59857 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-59858 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-59858 ( SUSE ): 8.4 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

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 3 vulnerabilities and has 3 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vim fixes the following issues:

Update to version 9.2.0780.

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2026-59856: arbitrary code execution via PHP omni-completion due to improper escaping (bsc#1271194).
- CVE-2026-59857: out-of-bounds write in SAL soundfolding due to improper bounds check (bsc#1271195).
- CVE-2026-59858: arbitrary code execution via C omni-completion due to improper escaping (bsc#1271193).

Other updates and bugfixes:

- Version 9.2.0780 changelog:
  * filetype detect missing from completion (9.2.0726).
  * popup images not rendered correctly when unfocused (9.2.0727).
  * filetype: supertux info pattern is relative to current dir
    (9.2.0728).
  * % skips parens on continued quoted lines (9.2.0729).
  * GTK4 GUI tabline is not updated (9.2.0730).
  * GTK4 GUI scrollbar size not updated when restoring a session
    (9.2.0731).
  * session: terminal restored using absolute columns/rows (9.2.0732).
  * GTK3: GUI slow on X11 since dropping the alpha channel (9.2.0733).
  * function pointer passed to STRNCMP() instead of a length
    (9.2.0734).
  * tests: comment test can be improved (9.2.0737).
  * completion: 'autocompletedelay' blocks the main loop and drops
    autocommands (9.2.0739).
  * GTK4: scrollbar wrongly displayed (9.2.0740).
  * complete_check() does not return TRUE for mapped input (9.2.0741).
  * filetype: SSH keys and related filetypes not recognized (9.2.0742).
  * string macros silently accept a size of the wrong type (9.2.0743).
  * popup_atcursor() closes immediately on white space (9.2.0744).
  * cscope: connection leak when growing the array fails (9.2.0747).
  * 'autocompletedelay' interferes with CTRL-G U (9.2.0748).
  * 'autocompletedelay' interferes with i_CTRL-K (9.2.0749).
  * completion: 'autocompletedelay' deferral leaks state (9.2.0750).
  * GTK3 GUI is slow under Wayland (9.2.0751).
  * GTK4: drag-and-drop does not support HTML (9.2.0752).
  * GTK GUI deferred redraw skipped on 'lazyredraw' (9.2.0753).
  * repeated completion length lookup in search_for_exact_line
    (9.2.0754).
  * 'autocomplete' behaves inconsistently when recording (9.2.0755).
  * session with multiple tabpages sets 'winminheight' to 0 (9.2.0756).
  * tests: test_popupwin fails with zsh because of the prompt
    (9.2.0757).
  * pum: no opacity when background not set for Popup menu group
    (9.2.0758).
  * some code for 'autocompletedelay' is no longer needed (9.2.0759).
  * compiler warning for using potentially uninitialized var
    (9.2.0760).
  * runtime(netrw): Unix: unable to open '\' file (9.2.0761).
  * duplicated sub-option name check in :set completion (9.2.0762).
  * tests: style issue in test_plugin_netrw (9.2.0763).
  * compiler warning about unused function (9.2.0764).
  * popup: opacity popup over a terminal is not cleared when moved
    (9.2.0765).
  * quick_tab entries for empty letters point to the wrong index
    (9.2.0766).
  * legacy/vim9cmd modifiers do not set script version for options
    values (9.2.0767).
  * legacy/vim9cmd modifiers are not exclusive (9.2.0768).
  * conversion to utf-16be using iconv is inconsistent (9.2.0769).
  * dict_add_dict() has inconsistent ownership on failure (9.2.0770).
  * dict_add_list() has inconsistent ownership on failure (9.2.0771).
  * Vim9: null dereference inside alloc_type() (9.2.0772).
  * memory leak in evalfunc.c on alloc failure (9.2.0773).
  * memory leak in f_getscriptinfo() on alloc failure (9.2.0774).
  * memory leak in highlight_get_info() on alloc failure (9.2.0775).
  * memory leak in sign_getlist() on alloc failure (9.2.0776).
  * memory leak in add_defer() on alloc failure (9.2.0777).
  * memory leak in compile_dict() on alloc failure (9.2.0778).
  * memory leak in type_name_func() on alloc failure (9.2.0779).
  * memory leak in evalvars.c on alloc failure (9.2.0780).


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1283=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  gvim-9.2.0780-160000.1.1
  vim-9.2.0780-160000.1.1
  vim-data-9.2.0780-160000.1.1
  vim-data-common-9.2.0780-160000.1.1
  vim-small-9.2.0780-160000.1.1
  xxd-9.2.0780-160000.1.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59856.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59857.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59858.html