Photon OS 3.0: Binutils PHSA-2021-3.0-0230

critical Nessus Plugin ID 149295

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the binutils package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-3.0-230.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 149295

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2021-3_0-0230_binutils.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 5/5/2021

Updated: 7/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:3.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:binutils

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3487