Vim Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:98119)
ALSA-2026:98119 updates vim on AlmaLinux 8, resolving 1 CVEs — the listed flaws (CVE-2026-43961). Apply the errata with dnf; service restarts where the component runs as one.
What this means under a SharedLicense license
vim on AlmaLinux 8 is the exposure surface; the advisory's own severity data tops out at CVSS .
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-11-11
Description:
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Security Fix(es):
* vim: Vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:NetrwMarkFile() filter() expression allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-43961)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* vim writes file in place even though creating a backup is possible [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-282852)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | vim-minimal-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | 15c00a670571236fb33b53d0a131c2ba2ea6a3f97e56e0fef7b3e8c22918f16f |
| aarch64 | vim-common-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | 173840f603087cf750eca27bb001a4ebdb1906277c3d242e41840c88e6da27ad |
| aarch64 | vim-X11-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | 1ae356c23aaef90e70ad90112d6f6b1543bd0d577d7355091d9fc0019c8e29ec |
| aarch64 | vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | db20ef2603e5127a86c2eeceff6e8211dd9c8cebb7944139dae3d17c77b2d90f |
| noarch | vim-filesystem-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.noarch.rpm | df9456c8f02ab959d66eda133bb54a936d8b8df5fe1592ee3c950b93e243faac |
| ppc64le | vim-minimal-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | 318277b2961cf56a5db1af3276cab69f68feee63982ea2a194023c37054fb223 |
| ppc64le | vim-common-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | d41577ad49a33a49344cb80187e6a9f3bfa5bf17b5f01da57ac33eb5d254bd60 |
| ppc64le | vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | ec785e5affdfb2ec370cb6b00977f1edf1e93cb9681930ef77eaaa37ff98a0c7 |
| ppc64le | vim-X11-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | fa5715dd117c5aad8a0a0a29bf0e335ec885ebd8d0257e3df52002ec8f9aea31 |
| s390x | vim-X11-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.s390x.rpm | 4fb445d18e2025f3af6e07e618158b14ec5f41abc8e60fd8b53152c8d0bb64c5 |
| s390x | vim-minimal-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.s390x.rpm | 5cd87f872583d2a204570f44faebed04e1229006ea07629e48a34fdefbc21f78 |
| s390x | vim-common-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.s390x.rpm | a77057748b60bb6223129e43790a0f0af40feceac0f09c6fa9107ded033c260a |
| s390x | vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.s390x.rpm | fc79bd6c5b18e9c7d2c5cbfebabf90c320b4571153260b08dcfbcf600daffc32 |
| x86_64 | vim-common-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | 432b6cccb28f9fb6af233da7a2231ece1d180b5fc523d07c8c50ebc203f467a1 |
| x86_64 | vim-X11-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | 6740f7c1a15cc8a823fe59d643c2ab400a0735f7a79f4557349d5c8c1ac89487 |
| x86_64 | vim-minimal-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | c6b3685bedace41c6cb5ce3248469c50fc10f5406801451d04072b5677d5c9b5 |
| x86_64 | vim-enhanced-8.0.1763-34.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | fb8604e4a64cb85c2149bf980eaab4ce76363eafb48dff07788121b310e957d6 |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
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