Vim is an open source, command line text editor. In versions from 9.1.1231 to before 9.1.1400, When processing nested tuples in Vim script, an error during evaluation can trigger a use-after-free in Vim’s internal tuple reference management. Specifically, the tuple_unref() function may access already freed memory due to improper lifetime handling, leading to memory corruption. The exploit requires direct user interaction, as the script must be explicitly executed within Vim. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.1400.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:03299-1 advisory.

    Updated to 9.1.1629:
    - CVE-2025-53905: Fixed malicious tar archive may causing a path traversal in Vims tar.vim plugin     (bsc#1246604)
    - CVE-2025-53906: Fixed malicious zip archive may causing a path traversal in Vims zip (bsc#1246602)
    - CVE-2025-55157: Fixed use-after-free in internal tuple reference management (bsc#1247938)
    - CVE-2025-55158: Fixed double-free in internal typed value (typval_T) management (bsc#1247939)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:03300-1 advisory.

    Updated to 9.1.1629:
    - CVE-2025-53905: Fixed malicious tar archive may causing a path traversal in Vims tar.vim plugin     (bsc#1246604)
    - CVE-2025-53906: Fixed malicious zip archive may causing a path traversal in Vims zip (bsc#1246602)
    - CVE-2025-55157: Fixed use-after-free in internal tuple reference management (bsc#1247938)
    - CVE-2025-55158: Fixed double-free in internal typed value (typval_T) management (bsc#1247939)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. In versions from 9.1.1231 to before 9.1.1400, When     processing nested tuples in Vim script, an error during evaluation can trigger a use-after-free in Vim's     internal tuple reference management. Specifically, the tuple_unref() function may access already freed     memory due to improper lifetime handling, leading to memory corruption. The exploit requires direct user     interaction, as the script must be explicitly executed within Vim. This issue has been patched in version     9.1.1400. (CVE-2025-55157)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
265785	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2025:03299-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
265773	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2025:03300-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
259914	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-55157	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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