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Photon OS 5.0: Libtar PHSA-2023-5.0-0010

critical Nessus Plugin ID 204190

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libtar package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-10.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204190

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2023-5_0-0010_libtar.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/24/2024

Updated: 7/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33644

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33643

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libtar

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33643, CVE-2021-33644, CVE-2021-33645, CVE-2021-33646