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Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2019-3.0-0026

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128732

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-3.0-0026.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128732

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2019-3_0-0026_linux.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 9/12/2019

Updated: 1/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15926

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:3.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2019

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/10/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Linux Polkit pkexec helper PTRACE_TRACEME local root exploit)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10638, CVE-2019-13272, CVE-2019-14283, CVE-2019-14284, CVE-2019-15090, CVE-2019-15807, CVE-2019-15925, CVE-2019-15926