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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-6026-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 174460

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6026-1 advisory.

 - vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4193)

 - vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-4192)

 - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-0213)

 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-2207)

 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0318)

 - Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0319)

 - Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
 (CVE-2022-0351)

 - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0368)

 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0408, CVE-2022-0629)

 - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0443)

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0554)

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4418. (CVE-2022-0685)

 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4436. (CVE-2022-0714)

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440. (CVE-2022-0729)

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.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6026-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 174460

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6026-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/19/2023

Updated: 10/16/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0318

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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-gui-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-athena, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-runtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-tiny, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xxd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-lesstif, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-nox, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim-gnome

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4192, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2022-0213, CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0319, CVE-2022-0351, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0368, CVE-2022-0408, CVE-2022-0443, CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-0629, CVE-2022-0685, CVE-2022-0714, CVE-2022-0729, CVE-2022-2207

USN: 6026-1