Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0074, a heap-based buffer overflow out-of-bounds read exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malfo

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0074, a heap-based buffer overflow out-of-bounds read exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file, Vim can be tricked into reading up to 7 bytes beyond the allocated memory boundary. Version 9.2.0074 fixes the issue.

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References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6a7f469a9c0d09e84cd6cb(Patch)
• https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0074(Release Notes)
• https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-h4mf-vg97-hj8j(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/7(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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