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Photon OS 4.0: Libxml2 PHSA-2024-4.0-0640

high Nessus Plugin ID 203565

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libxml2 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-640.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 203565

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2024-4_0-0640_libxml2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 7/23/2024

Updated: 8/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-34459

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:4.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libxml2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-34459

IAVA: 2024-A-0067