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RHSA-2025:17742

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2025-10-13 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 11:49

Summary

security update for vim

Severity

Moderate

Notes

Title of the patch: security update for vim

Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2025:17742. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17742.

Patchnames: RHSA-2025:17742

CVE-2025-53905

4.1 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Recommended 5 products

Product	Version	Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:vim-X11-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1.x86_64	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:vim-common-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1.x86_64	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:vim-enhanced-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1.x86_64	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:vim-filesystem-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1.noarch	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:vim-minimal-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1.x86_64	—	Vendor Fix

Threats

Impact moderate

CVE-2025-53906

4.1 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Recommended 5 products, the same list as for CVE-2025-53905

Threats

Impact moderate

References

10 references

URL	Category
https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/	external
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/r…	self
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-lin…	self
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-lin…	self
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53905/	self
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53906/	self
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53905	external
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246604	external
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53906	external
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246602	external

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CVE-2025-53905 (GCVE-0-2025-53905)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 20:48 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:12

Title

Vim has path traversial issue with tar.vim and special crafted tar files

Summary

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vim’s tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Severity

4.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-18 14:42 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GH…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/87757c6b0a4b2c1…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/15/1

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
vim	vim	Affected: < 9.1.1552

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CVE-2025-53906 (GCVE-0-2025-53906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 20:52 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:17

Title

Vim has path traversal issue with zip.vim and special crafted zip archives

Summary

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim’s zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Severity

4.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-18 14:44 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GH…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/586294a04179d85…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/15/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/01/4

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
vim	vim	Affected: < 9.1.1551

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