The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7419-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using invalid input with the log option. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04     LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1215)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when redirecting certain output to the register. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-26603)

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

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

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-7419-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 233967

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Apr 17, 2025, 10:25 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202504171025
Version 1.1 Apr 7, 2025, 9:51 PM New Plugin Feed: 202504072151