CVE-2026-73071
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 3.3
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read freed memory instead of reader->js_buf + reader->js_used when an invalid JSON string spans buffers. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0844.
Products: vim
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine 3.23 | vim | 9.2.0854-r0 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-common | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-data | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-default-editor | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-enhanced | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-filesystem | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-minimal | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xxd | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Debian 14 | vim | 2:9.2.0858-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | vim | 9.2.0957-150000.5.102.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | vim | 9.2.0957-150000.5.102.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | vim | 9.2.0957-17.76.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | vim | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | vim | 9.2.0957-17.76.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | vim | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | vim | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | vim | 9.2.0957-1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | vim | 9.2.0957-slfo.1.1_1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | vim | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2 | vim | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | vim | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 |