Cobbler Network Install Detection

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9768

Synopsis

The remote host is running Cobbler to perform the network install of an operating system.

Description

Cobbler is a Linux provisioning server that facilitates and automates the network-based system installation of multiple computer operating systems from a central point using services such as DHCP, TFTP, and DNS. It can be configured for PXE, reinstallations, and virtualized guests using Xen, KVM or VMware.

Solution

Ensure that such usage is in alignment with corporate policies and guidelines.

See Also

https://cobbler.github.io

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 9768

Family: Generic

Published: 11/8/2016

Updated: 11/8/2016