CVE-2026-57455

A memory corruption flaw in Vim allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a SOFO-based spell language is active, providing an excessively long word to the spell checker triggers a stack out-of-bounds write in the spell_soundfold_sofo() function, causing the editor to crash.

This Moderate impact flaw in Vim, a command-line text editor, is due to a stack out-of-bounds write in the spell checker. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file or encounter a long word via spell suggestion while a SOFO-based spell language is active, leading to a Denial of Service. This is not a default configuration in most Red Hat environments, limiting the attack surface.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

To mitigate this issue disable spell checking or avoid using SOFO-based spell files. This can be achieved globally by adding set nospell to your ~/.vimrc configuration file. Ensure your systems utilize standard UTF-8 encoding. This flaw is strictly confined to legacy 8-bit encodings and cannot be triggered under default Red Hat configurations.