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Photon OS 5.0: Cpio PHSA-2024-5.0-0427

high Nessus Plugin ID 233760

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the cpio package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-427.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233760

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2024-5_0-0427_cpio.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/2/2025

Updated: 4/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38185

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:cpio

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: 12/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38185