Photon OS 4.0: Git PHSA-2023-4.0-0426

critical Nessus Plugin ID 204269

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the git package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-426.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204269

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2023-4_0-0426_git.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 7/24/2024

Updated: 7/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27955

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 7/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2020

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Git Remote Code Execution via git-lfs (CVE-2020-27955))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27955