Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2021-3.0-0210
high Nessus Plugin ID 148189
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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-3.0-210.md
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148189
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2021-3_0-0210_linux.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/26/2021
Updated: 4/7/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27365
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
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: E:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2021