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CentOS Linux 7 [TuxCare] Security Update: vim-X11 / vim-common / vim-enhanced / vim-filesystem / vim-minimal Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS7:CLSA-2026:1777558504)

high Nessus Plugin ID 352728

Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS7:CLSA-2026:1777558504 advisory.

 - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

 - vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-3974)

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

 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428. (CVE-2022-0696)

 - Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution (CVE-2022-1629)

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 based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS7:CLSA-2026:1777558504.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1777558504

http://www.nessus.org/u?a513e3c8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 352728

File Name: tuxcare_centos_7_CLSA-2026-1777558504.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.35

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2124

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3928, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2022-0368, CVE-2022-0696, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1771, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124

CLSA: 2026:1777558504