{"schema_version": "1.7.0", "id": "RLSA-2026:98119", "modified": "2026-11-12T12:13:38.027337Z", "published": "2026-11-12T12:01:00.588120Z", "upstream": ["CVE-2026-43961"], "summary": "Important: vim security, bug fix, and enhancement update", "details": "Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* vim: Vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:NetrwMarkFile() filter() expression allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-43961)\n\nBug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):\n\n* vim writes file in place even though creating a backup is possible [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-282852)\n\nFor 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.", "severity": [{"type": "CVSS_V3", "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}], "affected": [{"package": {"ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:8", "name": "vim", "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/vim?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=2"}, "ranges": [{"type": "ECOSYSTEM", "events": [{"introduced": "0"}, {"fixed": "2:8.0.1763-34.el8_10"}], "database_specific": {"yum_repository": "BaseOS"}}]}], "references": [{"type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:98119"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460434"}, {"type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98119"}], "credits": [{"name": "Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"}, {"name": "Red Hat"}], "database_specific": {"license": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "source_advisory": "RHSA-2026:98119"}}