Detections
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Oracle Linux 9 : vim (ELSA-2022-5242)
high Nessus Plugin ID 162807
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-5242 advisory.- CVE-2022-1621 vim: heap buffer overflow
- CVE-2022-1629 vim: buffer over-read
- CVE-2022-0554 vim: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim prior
- CVE-2022-0943 vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim
- CVE-2022-1154 vim: use after free in utf_ptr2char
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 162807
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-5242.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/7/2022
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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-2022-1629
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:oracle:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-x11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0943, CVE-2022-1154, CVE-2022-1420, CVE-2022-1621, CVE-2022-1629