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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: vim-X11 / vim-X11-debuginfo / vim-common / vim-common-debuginfo / etc (crlsa-2026_4442)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 357853
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_4442 advisory.* vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing (CVE-2026-25749)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_4442.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4442
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437843
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:4442
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 357853
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_4442.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.3
Percentile: 53.46
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25749
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-25749