gvm | Kali Linux Tools (2024)

gvm

The Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is a modular security auditing tool,used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be fixed.

This package installs all the required packages. It provides scripts to setup,start and stop the GVM services.

The tool was previously named OpenVAS.

Installed size: 47 KB
How to install: sudo apt install gvm

gvm-check-setup

root@kali:~# gvm-check-setup -hgvm-check-setup 23.11.0 Test completeness and readiness of GVM-23.11.0Step 1: Checking OpenVAS (Scanner)... OK: OpenVAS Scanner is present in version 22.7.9. OK: Notus Scanner is present in version 22.6.2. OK: Server CA Certificate is present as /var/lib/gvm/CA/servercert.pem.Checking permissions of /var/lib/openvas/gnupg/* OK: _gvm owns all files in /var/lib/openvas/gnupg OK: redis-server is present. OK: scanner (db_address setting) is configured properly using the redis-server socket: /var/run/redis-openvas/redis-server.sock OK: the mqtt_server_uri is defined in /etc/openvas/openvas.conf ERROR: Directories containing the NVT collection not found. FIX: Run the NVT synchronization script greenbone-feed-sync. sudo greenbone-feed-sync --type nvt ERROR: Your GVM-23.11.0 installation is not yet complete!Please follow the instructions marked with FIX above and run thisscript again.

gvm-feed-update

root@kali:~# gvm-feed-update -h[>] This script is now deprecated[>] Please use 'sudo greenbone-feed-sync' instead

gvm-setup

root@kali:~# gvm-setup -h[>] Starting PostgreSQL service[>] Creating GVM's certificate files[>] Creating PostgreSQL database[i] User _gvm already exists in PostgreSQL[i] Database gvmd already exists in PostgreSQL[i] Role DBA already exists in PostgreSQL[*] Applying permissionsGRANT ROLE[i] Extension uuid-ossp already exists for gvmd database[i] Extension pgcrypto already exists for gvmd database[i] Extension pg-gvm already exists for gvmd database[>] Migrating database[>] Checking for GVM admin user[*] Configure Feed Import Owner[*] Update GVM feedsRunning as root. Switching to user '_gvm' and group '_gvm'.Trying to acquire lock on /var/lib/openvas/feed-update.lockAcquired lock on /var/lib/openvas/feed-update.lock

gvm-start

root@kali:~# gvm-start -h[>] Please wait for the GVM services to start.[>][>] You might need to refresh your browser once it opens.[>][>] Web UI (Greenbone Security Assistant): https://127.0.0.1:9392

gvm-stop

root@kali:~# gvm-stop -h[>] Stopping GVM services* gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad) Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gsad.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:gsad(8) https://www.greenbone.net* gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd) Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gvmd.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:gvmd(8)Feb 26 05:22:51 kali systemd[1]: Starting gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...Feb 26 05:22:51 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Can't open PID file /run/gvmd/gvmd.pid (yet?) after start: No such file or directoryFeb 26 05:22:51 kali systemd[1]: Started gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: Stopping gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Deactivated successfully.Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: Stopped gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).* ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas) Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ospd-openvas.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:ospd-openvas(8) man:openvas(8)Feb 26 05:22:49 kali systemd[1]: Starting ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...Feb 26 05:22:51 kali systemd[1]: Started ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: Stopping ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...Feb 26 05:23:05 kali systemd[1]: ospd-openvas.service: Deactivated successfully.Feb 26 05:23:05 kali systemd[1]: Stopped ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).Feb 26 05:23:05 kali systemd[1]: ospd-openvas.service: Consumed 1.676s CPU time.* notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/notus-scanner.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: https://github.com/greenbone/notus-scannerFeb 26 05:22:49 kali systemd[1]: Starting notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner...Feb 26 05:22:50 kali systemd[1]: Started notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner.Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: Stopping notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner...Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: notus-scanner.service: Deactivated successfully.Feb 26 05:23:04 kali systemd[1]: Stopped notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner.