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CVE-2026-8997

CVE-2026-8997 · Heap Buffer Overflow in vifm

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vifm is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow during the history merge process when saving the state file (vifminfo.json). This flaw occurs because the application lacks a runtime check on the length of history entries in release builds, potentially allowing a crafted long path or command in the history to cause memory corruption or application crashes. Releases from 0.12.1 to 0.14.3 (including) are considered vulnerable. This issue was fixed in commit 23063c7

CVSS 4.8 · Medium · EPSS 0.1% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • vifm

    Versions
    • ≥ 0.12.1, ≤ 0.14.3: Affected (semver)

    No fix published

  • vifm Debian:12

    Versions
    • 0.12-1
    • 0.13-1
    • 0.14-1
    • 0.14-2
    • 0.14-3
    • 0.14.3-1
    • 0.14.3-2
    • 0.14.3-3
    • 0.14.4-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Debian:13

    Versions
    • 0.14-3
    • 0.14.3-1
    • 0.14.3-2
    • 0.14.3-3
    • 0.14.4-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Debian:14

    Versions
    • 0.14-3
    • 0.14.3-1
    • 0.14.3-2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 0.14.3-3

    Update to 0.14.3-3

  • vifm Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.7.8-3
    • 0.7.8-3build1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.9-1
    • 0.9.1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.10.1-2
    • 0.10.1-3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.10.1-4
    • 0.12-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.12-1
    • 0.12-1build1
    • 0.12-1build2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:25.10

    Versions
    • 0.12-1build2
    • 0.14-3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 0.14.3-1
    • 0.14.3-3
    • 0.14.4-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • vifm Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.14-3
    • 0.14.3-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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