Detections
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Fedora 38 : vim (2023-6c84e57fab)
high Nessus Plugin ID 183684
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-6c84e57fab advisory.Security fix for CVE-2023-5535, CVE-2023-5441
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 2:vim package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6c84e57fab
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 183684
File Name: fedora_2023-6c84e57fab.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 10/23/2023
Updated: 11/14/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5535
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: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:vim
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-5441, CVE-2023-5535