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Photon OS 5.0: Util PHSA-2024-5.0-0242

critical Nessus Plugin ID 204392

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the util package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-242.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204392

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2024-5_0-0242_util.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 7/24/2024

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3996

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 4/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37600, CVE-2021-3995, CVE-2021-3996, CVE-2024-28085