Photon OS 2.0: Linux PHSA-2018-2.0-0101

High Nessus Plugin ID 121997

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VPR Score: 6.7

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-2-101.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121997

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-2_0-0101_linux.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2019/02/07

Updated: 2019/03/08

Dependencies: 12634

Risk Information

Risk Factor: High

VPR Score: 6.7

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6555

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:2.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2018/10/10

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2018/10/10

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7482, CVE-2017-7518, CVE-2017-1000363, CVE-2018-5390, CVE-2018-6555