A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

The version of vim installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-1215 advisory.

  - A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects     unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It     is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this     issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade     the affected component. (CVE-2025-1215)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects     unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It     is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this     issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade     the affected component. (CVE-2025-1215)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0723-1 advisory.

    Update to version 9.1.1101:

    - CVE-2024-43790: possible out-of-bounds read when performing a search command (bsc#1229685).
    - CVE-2024-43802: heap buffer overflow due to incorrect flushing of the typeahead buffer (bsc#1229822).
    - CVE-2024-45306: heap buffer overflow when cursor position is invalid (bsc#1230078).
    - CVE-2025-22134: heap buffer overflow when switching to other buffers using the :all command with active     visual mode       (bsc#1235695).
    - CVE-2025-24014: NULL pointer dereference may lead to segmentation fault when in silent Ex mode     (bsc#1236151).
    - CVE-2025-1215: memory corruption when manipulating the --log argument (bsc#1237137).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of vim installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-1215 advisory.

  - A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects     unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It     is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this     issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade     the affected component. (CVE-2025-1215)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0722-1 advisory.

    Update to version 9.1.1101:

    - CVE-2024-43790: possible out-of-bounds read when performing a search command (bsc#1229685).
    - CVE-2024-43802: heap buffer overflow due to incorrect flushing of the typeahead buffer (bsc#1229822).
    - CVE-2024-45306: heap buffer overflow when cursor position is invalid (bsc#1230078).
    - CVE-2025-22134: heap buffer overflow when switching to other buffers using the :all command with active     visual mode       (bsc#1235695).
    - CVE-2025-24014: NULL pointer dereference may lead to segmentation fault when in silent Ex mode     (bsc#1236151).
    - CVE-2025-1215: memory corruption when manipulating the --log argument (bsc#1237137).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.1.1097. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 9_1_1097 advisory.

  - A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects     unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It     is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this     issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade     the affected component. (CVE-2025-1215)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
233156	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: vim (CVE-2025-1215)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	low
230987	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1215	Nessus	Misc.	low
216901	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2025:0723-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
216887	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: vim (CVE-2025-1215)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	low
216882	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2025:0722-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
216478	Vim < 9.1.1097 memory corruption vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	low

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