Fedora 24 : kernel (2017-2e1f3694b2)
high Nessus Plugin ID 97675
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VPR Score: 9.2
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This is an update containing several CVE and other misc fixesNote that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected kernel package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-2e1f3694b2
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 97675
File Name: fedora_2017-2e1f3694b2.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 3/13/2017
Updated: 1/11/2021
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 9.2
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3.0
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:24
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2017
Reference Information
FEDORA: 2017-2e1f3694b2