SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2023:0209-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 170901

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:0209-1 advisory.

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0742. (CVE-2022-3491)

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0765. (CVE-2022-3520)

- Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0789. (CVE-2022-3591)

- A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324. (CVE-2022-3705)

- Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command. (CVE-2022-4141)

- Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882. (CVE-2022-4292)

- Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0804.
(CVE-2022-4293)

- Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143. (CVE-2023-0049)

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1144. (CVE-2023-0051)

- Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145. (CVE-2023-0054)

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189. (CVE-2023-0288)

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225. (CVE-2023-0433)

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 gvim, vim, vim-data and / or vim-data-common packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204779

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205797

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206028

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206071

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206072

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206075

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206077

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206866

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206867

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206868

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207162

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207396

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3491

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3520

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3591

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3705

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4141

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4292

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4293

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0049

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0051

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0054

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0288

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0433

http://www.nessus.org/u?5661b3cc

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 170901

File Name: suse_SU-2023-0209-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2023

Updated: 7/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3520

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gvim, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:vim-data-common

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3491, CVE-2022-3520, CVE-2022-3591, CVE-2022-3705, CVE-2022-4141, CVE-2022-4292, CVE-2022-4293, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433

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

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:0209-1