Photon OS 1.0: Linux PHSA-2016-0012

critical Nessus Plugin ID 121650

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the linux package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-12.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 121650

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012_linux.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2/7/2019

Updated: 3/8/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9083, CVE-2016-9555