Apt Updater Detection

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6713

Synopsis

The remote host is running the Advanced Packaging Tool (Apt)

Description

Apt allows users to perform installation of new software packages, upgrade of existing software packages and updating package list index for debian-based Linux distributions.

Solution

Ensure that auto-patching are desired and supported with respect to existing policies and guidelines.

See Also

http://wiki.debian.org/Apt

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 6713

Family: Generic

Published: 3/15/2013

Updated: 12/6/2016