Summary:
This script checks and reports an outdated or end-of-life scan
engine for the following environments:
Greenbone Source Edition (GSE)
Greenbone Security Manager TRIAL (formerly Greenbone Community Edition (GCE)!
)
used for this scan.
NOTE: While this is not, in and of itself, a security vulnerability, a severit!
y is reported to
make you aware of a possible decreased scan coverage or missing detection of v!
ulnerabilities on
the target due to e.g.:
missing functionalities
missing bugfixes
incompatibilities within the feed
Vulnerability Detection Result:
Version of installed component: 21.4.2 (Installed component: openvas-l!
ibraries on OpenVAS <= 9, openvas-scanner on GVM >= 10)
Latest available openvas-scanner version: 21.4.3
Reference URL(s) for the latest available version: https://community.greenbone.n!
et/t/gvm-21-04-stable-initial-release-2021-04-16/8942
Solution:
Solution type: VendorFixUpdate to the latest available stable release for your scan
environment. Please check the references for more information. If you're using!
packages provided
by your Linux distribution please contact the maintainer of the used distribut!
ion / repository and
request updated packages.
If you want to accept the risk of a possible decreased scan coverage or missin!
g detection of
vulnerabilities on the target you can set a global override for this script as!
described in the
linked GSM manual.
Issue
NVT: Report outdated / end-of-life Scan Engine / Environment (local) OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108560 Threat: High (CVSS: 10.0) Port: general/tcp
Summary: This script checks and reports an outdated or end-of-life scan engine for the following environments:
Vulnerability Detection Result: Version of installed component: 21.4.2 (Installed component: openvas-l! ibraries on OpenVAS <= 9, openvas-scanner on GVM >= 10) Latest available openvas-scanner version: 21.4.3 Reference URL(s) for the latest available version: https://community.greenbone.n! et/t/gvm-21-04-stable-initial-release-2021-04-16/8942
Solution: Solution type: VendorFix Update to the latest available stable release for your scan environment. Please check the references for more information. If you're using! packages provided by your Linux distribution please contact the maintainer of the used distribut! ion / repository and request updated packages. If you want to accept the risk of a possible decreased scan coverage or missin! g detection of vulnerabilities on the target you can set a global override for this script as! described in the linked GSM manual.