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Photon OS 3.0: Libevent PHSA-2023-3.0-0568
critical Nessus Plugin ID 203979
Synopsis
The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.Description
An update of the libevent package has been released.Solution
Update the affected Linux packages.See Also
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-568.md
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 203979
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2023-3_0-0568_libevent.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 7/24/2024
Updated: 7/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-10195
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:3.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libevent
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: 4/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2017