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Oracle Linux 9 : ELSA-2026-66366-0: / vim (ELSA-2026-663660)

🗓️ 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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vim on Oracle Linux 9 has multiple buffer overflows enabling code execution.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-663660.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(344678);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/11");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-28420",
    "CVE-2026-52859",
    "CVE-2026-55892",
    "CVE-2026-59857",
    "CVE-2026-73072",
    "CVE-2026-73076",
    "CVE-2026-73077",
    "CVE-2026-73078"
  );

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : ELSA-2026-66366-0: / vim (ELSA-2026-663660)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2026-663660 advisory.

    - RHEL-253669 CVE-2026-28420 vim: buffer overflow in terminal emulator
    - RHEL-215664 CVE-2026-55892 vim: stack out-of-bounds write in
      dump_prefixes()
    - RHEL-215684 CVE-2026-59857 vim: stack out-of-bounds write in
      spell_soundfold_sal()
    - RHEL-215659 CVE-2026-52859 vim: out-of-bounds read in
      update_snapshot()
    - RHEL-244500 CVE-2026-73077 vim: arbitrary code execution via
      keyword lookup in zsh.vim ftplugin
    - RHEL-242475 CVE-2026-73072 vim: heap buffer overflow in set_sofo()
    - RHEL-240370 CVE-2026-73078 vim: code injection in netrw via
      bookmarks
    - RHEL-242114 CVE-2026-73076 vim: code execution via
      .VimballRecord file
    - RHEL-203985 CVE-2026-59858 vim: arbitrary Ex command execution
      in C omni-completion

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-66366-0.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-52859");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-73078");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/02/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:8:baseos_patch");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-X11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-enhanced");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-filesystem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 9.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'vim-X11-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-common-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-enhanced-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-filesystem-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-minimal-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-X11-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-common-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-enhanced-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-filesystem-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'vim-minimal-8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'vim-X11 / vim-common / vim-enhanced / etc');
}

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11 Sep 2026 00:00Current
CVSS 3.15.5 - 8.2
CVSS 48.6
EPSS0.00336
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