USN-7748-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7748-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7748-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7748-1
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Published
2025-09-15T13:18:35.498214Z
Modified
2025-09-16T21:31:09.449194Z
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled file extraction when opening maliciously crafted zip or tar archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files on the system and execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-athena"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-motif"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9",
            "binary_name": "xxd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6
2:9.1.0777-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0861-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu3
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-athena"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-motif"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "xxd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}