Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0031: vim (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0031)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 236747

Synopsis

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2022:0031 advisory.

Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2019-12735:
getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.

CVE-2019-20807:
In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

CVE-2021-3778:
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3796:
vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2022-0261:
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

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

CVE-2022-0359:
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-0361:
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-0392:
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-0413:
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-1154:
Use after free in utf_ptr2char in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 236747

File Name: alinux3_sa_2022-0031.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/14/2025

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12735

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0318

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-minimal, cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-minimal-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-enhanced-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-common-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12735, CVE-2019-20807, CVE-2021-3778, CVE-2021-3796, CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1154

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