Photon OS 2.0: Libpcap PHSA-2019-2.0-0187

high Nessus Plugin ID 132543

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libpcap package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-2-187.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132543

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2019-2_0-0187_libpcap.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/31/2019

Updated: 7/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16301

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:2.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libpcap

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16301, CVE-2019-15161, CVE-2019-15162, CVE-2019-15163, CVE-2019-15164, CVE-2019-15165