CVE-2026-28422

Public on 2026-02-27

Modified on 2026-03-05

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0078, a stack-buffer-overflow occurs in `build_stl_str_hl()` when rendering a statusline with a multi-byte fill character on a very wide terminal. Version 9.2.0078 patches the issue.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

2.2

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory	Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	vim			Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023	vim			Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	2.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-28422 Mitre: CVE-2026-28422