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Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0160: vim (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0160)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 270631
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-2025:0160 advisory.Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2025-53905:
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vims tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability.
CVE-2025-53906:
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vims zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability.
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.See Also
http://mirrors.aliyun.com/alinux/3/cve/alinux3-sa-20250160.xml
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 270631
File Name: alinux3_sa_2025-0160.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 10/16/2025
Updated: 10/16/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53906
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.1
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-debuginfo, 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-minimal, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:vim-minimal-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: 10/13/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-53905, CVE-2025-53906