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Fedora 38 : vim (2023-6c84e57fab)
high Nessus Plugin ID 183684
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-6c84e57fab advisory.- NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
(CVE-2023-5441)
- Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010. (CVE-2023-5535)
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 2:vim package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6c84e57fab
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 183684
File Name: fedora_2023-6c84e57fab.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 10/23/2023
Updated: 11/2/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5535
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: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:vim
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-5441, CVE-2023-5535