CVE-2026-57455

Vim: Stack out-of-bounds write in `spell_soundfold_sofo()` via an over-length `soundfold()` argument

CVE-2026-57455 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6, released June 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
1st percentile

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0698, the single-byte branch of spell_soundfold_sofo() in src/spell.c translates a word through a spell file's SOFO (sound-folding) byte map into a caller-owned result buffer. Its copy loop advances the output index ri with no upper bound and terminates only on the input NUL, writing one byte per input byte into the MAXWLEN-element stack buffer the caller provides. A word longer than MAXWLEN, passed to soundfold() (or reached via sound-based spell suggestion) while a SOFO-based spell language is active, therefore writes past the end of that buffer. This is a stack out-of-bounds write that corrupts the call frame and crashes the editor. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0698.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
vim · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57455 Jun 25, 2026
vim · Debian 14 2:9.2.0782-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57455 Jun 25, 2026
vim · RHEL 10 9.1.083-5.el10_0.4 RHSA-2026:55431 Aug 1, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim · rocky 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 RLSA-2026:48650 Aug 1, 2026
vim · rocky 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 RLSA-2026:48703 Jul 31, 2026
vim · rocky 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 RLSA-2026:47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-X11 · RHEL 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 RHSA-2026:48703 Aug 1, 2026
vim-X11 · RHEL 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 RHSA-2026:47982 Jul 31, 2026
vim-X11 · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-X11 · almalinux 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 ALSA-2026:48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-X11 · almalinux 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 ALSA-2026:47982 Jul 29, 2026
vim-X11 · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-X11 · ol 8 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-X11 · ol 9 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.13 ELSA-2026-47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-athena · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-athena · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-athena · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-athena · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-athena · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · RHEL 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 RHSA-2026:48703 Aug 1, 2026
vim-common · RHEL 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 RHSA-2026:47982 Jul 31, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-common · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-common · almalinux 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 ALSA-2026:48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-common · almalinux 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 ALSA-2026:47982 Jul 29, 2026
vim-common · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-common · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-common · ol 8 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-common · ol 9 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.13 ELSA-2026-47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-data · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-data · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-data · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-debugsource · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-default-editor · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-enhanced · RHEL 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 RHSA-2026:48703 Aug 1, 2026
vim-enhanced · RHEL 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 RHSA-2026:47982 Jul 31, 2026
vim-enhanced · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-enhanced · almalinux 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 ALSA-2026:48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-enhanced · almalinux 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 ALSA-2026:47982 Jul 29, 2026
vim-enhanced · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-enhanced · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-enhanced · ol 8 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-enhanced · ol 9 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.13 ELSA-2026-47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-enhanced-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-filesystem · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-filesystem · almalinux 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 ALSA-2026:48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-filesystem · almalinux 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 ALSA-2026:47982 Jul 29, 2026
vim-filesystem · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-filesystem · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-filesystem · ol 8 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-filesystem · ol 9 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.13 ELSA-2026-47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-gnome · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-minimal · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-minimal · almalinux 8 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10 ALSA-2026:48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-minimal · almalinux 9 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.13 ALSA-2026:47982 Jul 29, 2026
vim-minimal · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-minimal · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
vim-minimal · ol 8 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-48703 Jul 30, 2026
vim-minimal · ol 9 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.13 ELSA-2026-47982 Jul 30, 2026
vim-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
vim-motif · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-motif · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-motif · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-nox · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-runtime · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
vim-tiny · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 Jul 3, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 Jul 3, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 Jul 3, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 Jul 3, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 xxd 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 Jul 3, 2026
xxd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 Jun 25, 2026
xxd · almalinux 10 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.12 ALSA-2026:48650 Jul 30, 2026
xxd · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026
xxd · ol 10 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.12 ELSA-2026-48650 Jul 30, 2026
xxd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1940 Jul 20, 2026

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