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Oracle Linux 5 : Moderate: / vim (ELSA-2007-0346)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67494

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2007-0346 advisory.

 [7.0.109-3.3]
 - use gzip -9n to avoid multilib fileconflicts

 [7.0.109-3.2]
 - Let 'modeline' default to off for root
 - Resolves: bz#238259

 [7.0.109-3.1]
 - fix modeline issues
 - Resolves: bz#238259

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2007-0346.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67494

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0346.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-2438

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-x11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2438

RHSA: 2007:0346