Rocky Linux 8 : vim (RLSA-2022:5319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184726

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2022:5319 advisory.

- Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution (CVE-2022-1621)

- Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution (CVE-2022-1629)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184726

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2022-5319.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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:rocky:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-minimal-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-enhanced-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:vim-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1621, CVE-2022-1629

Detections

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