Photon OS 2.0: Linux PHSA-2018-2.0-0109

high Nessus Plugin ID 122007
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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-2-109.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122007

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-2_0-0109_linux.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2/7/2019

Updated: 3/8/2019

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14633

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photonos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:vmware:photonos:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5391, CVE-2018-10879, CVE-2018-14633, CVE-2018-15471