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Amazon Linux 2 : vim (ALAS-2022-1771)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159565

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1771 advisory.

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0554)

 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0572)

 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0629)

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4418. (CVE-2022-0685)

 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428. (CVE-2022-0696)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update vim' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1771.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0554.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0572.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0629.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0685.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0696.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159565

File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1771.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/6/2022

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0685

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-0629, CVE-2022-0685, CVE-2022-0696

ALAS: 2022-1771