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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2020.1138
Category:Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks
Title:Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for vim (EulerOS-SA-2020-1138)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'vim' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2020-1138 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'vim' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2020-1138 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.(CVE-2017-17087)

Affected Software/OS:
'vim' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-17087
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/27/2
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=166
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/5a73e0ca54c77e067c3b12ea6f35e3e8681e8cf8
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/sRT9BtjLWMk/BRtSXNU4BwAJ
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/
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