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AlmaLinux 8 : vim (ALSA-2026:98119)

high Nessus Plugin ID 380218

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:98119 advisory.

 * vim: Vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:NetrwMarkFile() filter() expression allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-43961)


 Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

 * vim writes file in place even though creating a backup is possible [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-282852)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98119

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-98119.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 380218

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-98119.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/13/2026

Updated: 11/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.17

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-43961

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:vim-x11

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43961

CWE: 94

RHSA: 2026:98119