Amazon Linux 2022 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2022-2022-014)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212465

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-014 advisory.

A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability. (CVE-2021-4019)

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-4069)

A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4136)

A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4166)

A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4173)

A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4187)

It was found that vim was vulnerable to use-after-free flaw in win_linetabsize(). Sourcing a specially crafted file in vim could crash the vim process or possibly lead to other undefined behaviors.
(CVE-2021-4192)

It was found that vim was vulnerable to an out-of-bound read flaw in getvcol(). A specially crafted file could be used to, when opened in vim, disclose some of the process's internal memory. (CVE-2021-4193)

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-0128)

It was found that vim was vulnerable to use-after-free flaw in the way it was treating allocated lines in user functions. A specially crafted file could crash the vim process or possibly lead to other undefined behaviors. (CVE-2022-0156)

It was found that vim was vulnerable to a 1 byte heap based out of bounds read flaw in the `compile_get_env()` function. A file could use that flaw to disclose 1 byte of vim's internal memory.
(CVE-2022-0158)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update --releasever=2022.0.20220125 vim' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212465

File Name: al2022_ALAS2022-2022-014.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/11/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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-2022-0128

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, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2022, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-enhanced-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-minimal-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-default-editor, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-debugsource

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069, CVE-2021-4136, CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4173, CVE-2021-4187, CVE-2021-4192, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2022-0128, CVE-2022-0156, CVE-2022-0158

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