Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 233548

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4097 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4097-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sean Whitton March 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : vim Version : 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3 CVE ID : CVE-2021-3872 CVE-2021-4019 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2022-0261 CVE-2022-0351 CVE-2022-0359 CVE-2022-0361 CVE-2022-0392 CVE-2022-0417 CVE-2022-0572 CVE-2022-1616 CVE-2022-1785 CVE-2022-1897 CVE-2022-1942 CVE-2022-2000 CVE-2022-2129 CVE-2022-2304 CVE-2022-3099 CVE-2022-3134 CVE-2022-3324 CVE-2022-4141 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-1175 CVE-2023-2610 CVE-2023-4738 CVE-2023-4752 CVE-2023-4781 CVE-2023-5344 CVE-2024-22667 CVE-2024-43802 CVE-2024-47814 Debian Bug : 1015984 1019590 1027146 1031875 1035955 1053694 1084806

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in vim, an enhanced vi editor.

CVE-2021-3872

Heap-based buffer overflow possible if the buffer name is very long.

CVE-2021-4019

Heap-based buffer overflow possible with a very long help argument.

CVE-2021-4173

Double free in the VimScript9 compiler with a nested :def function.

CVE-2021-4187

Double free in the VimScript9 compiler if a nested function has a line break in its argument list.

CVE-2022-0261

Buffer overflow in block insert, which goes over the end of the line.

CVE-2022-0351

In a command, a condition with many parentheses can cause a crash, because there was previously no recursion limit.

CVE-2022-0359

A heap-based buffer overflow could occur with a large tabstop in Ex mode.

CVE-2022-0361

A buffer overflow was found in the code copying lines in Visual mode.

CVE-2022-0392

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the code handling bracketed paste in ex mode.

CVE-2022-0417

The :retab 0 command may cause a buffer overflow because a limit was set too high.

CVE-2022-0572

Repeatedly using the :retab command may have caused a crash.

CVE-2022-1616

There is a possbile buffer overflow when processing an invalid command with composing characters.

CVE-2022-1785

It was possible to change the window in a substitute expression, which could lead to an out-of-bounds write.

CVE-2022-1897

It was possible to use the undo command in a substitute expression, leading to an invalid memory overwrite.

CVE-2022-1942

It was possible to open a command line window from a substitute expression, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVE-2022-2000

Command error messages were not truncated, and as such could lead to out-of-bounds writes.

CVE-2022-2129

It was possible to switch buffers in a substitute expression, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVE-2022-2304

Long words might cause a buffer overflow in the spellchecker.

CVE-2022-3099

Line numbers in :for commands were not validated, which could lead to a crash.

CVE-2022-3134

If a relevant window was unexpectedly closed while searching for tags, vim would crash.

CVE-2022-3324

Negative window widths caused the use of a negative array index, that is, an invalid read.

CVE-2022-4141

Functions that visit another file during a substitution could cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVE-2023-0054

A recursive substitute expression could cause an out-of-bounds write.

CVE-2023-1175

When doing virtual editing, a buffer size calculation was wrong.

CVE-2023-2610

When expanding ~ in a substitution, if the resulting expansion was very long, vim would crash.

CVE-2023-4738

A buffer overflow problem was found in vim_regsub_both().

CVE-2023-4752

A use-after-free problem was found in ins_compl_get_exp().

CVE-2023-4781

A second buffer overflow problem was found in vim_regsub_both().

CVE-2023-5344

trunc_string() made an incorrect assumption about when a certain buffer would be writeable.

CVE-2024-22667

Several calls writing error messages did not check that there was enough space for the full message.

CVE-2024-43802

The typeahead buffer end pointer could be moved past its end when flushing that buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

CVE-2024-47814

When splitting the window and editing a new buffer, the new buffer could be marked for deletion, leading to a use-after-free.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

For the detailed security status of vim please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/vim

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vim packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233548

File Name: debian_DLA-4097.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/30/2025

Updated: 3/30/2025

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: 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-2022-2304

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-22667

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-athena, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-nox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-runtime, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-tiny, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-gui-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xxd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4173, CVE-2021-4187, CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0351, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0417, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-1616, CVE-2022-1785, CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-3099, CVE-2022-3134, CVE-2022-3324, CVE-2022-4141, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-1175, CVE-2023-2610, CVE-2023-4738, CVE-2023-4752, CVE-2023-4781, CVE-2023-5344, CVE-2024-22667, CVE-2024-43802, CVE-2024-47814

IAVA: 2024-A-0526-S, 2024-A-0618-S

IAVB: 2022-B-0049-S, 2022-B-0058-S, 2023-B-0016-S, 2023-B-0018-S, 2023-B-0033-S, 2023-B-0066-S, 2023-B-0074-S

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