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Photon OS 1.0: Polkit PHSA-2019-1.0-0227

high Nessus Plugin ID 124864

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the polkit package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-1.0-227.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124864

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2019-1_0-0227_polkit.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 5/14/2019

Updated: 5/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19788

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:polkit, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0

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: 4/24/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19788