RHEL 10 : vim (RHSA-2026:55431)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:55431. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(335923);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-47162",
    "CVE-2026-47167",
    "CVE-2026-52858",
    "CVE-2026-55693",
    "CVE-2026-57455",
    "CVE-2026-57456",
    "CVE-2026-59856",
    "CVE-2026-59858"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:55431");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 10 : vim (RHSA-2026:55431)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for vim.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:55431 advisory.

    Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names (CVE-2026-47162)

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-52858)

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns (CVE-2026-47167)

    * vim: Vim: Denial of Service via stack out-of-bounds write in spell_soundfold_sofo() (CVE-2026-57455)

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via malicious docstrings in Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-57456)

    * vim: Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count (CVE-2026-55693)

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PHP file in omni-completion (CVE-2026-59856)

    * vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion (CVE-2026-59858)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487964");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492968");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492972");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492980");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498867");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498868");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_55431.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fc3a784f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL vim package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:55431.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:L/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-2026-47162");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-59858");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(94, 120, 140, 787);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-X11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat 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", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.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) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '10')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 10.x', 'Red Hat ' + 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '10',
    'sp': '0',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/source/SRPMS',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/supplementary/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/source/SRPMS',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/os',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/source/SRPMS'
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    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'vim-common-9.1.083-5.el10_0.4', 'sp':'0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2', 'cves':['CVE-2026-47162', 'CVE-2026-47167', 'CVE-2026-52858', 'CVE-2026-57456', 'CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
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    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

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 repo_relative_urls;
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;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  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 &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!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)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  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');
}