Yum Updater Detection

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2646

Synopsis

The remote host appears to be running Yum updater.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Yum updater. The Yum Package Manager allows users to download, verify, and install software and/or patches for many RPM-based Linux distributions.

Solution

Ensure that both Yum and auto-patching are desired and supported with respect to existing policies and guidelines.

See Also

http://yum.baseurl.org

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 2646

Family: Generic

Published: 2/24/2005

Updated: 6/1/2015

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:baseurl:yum