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What have you tried:
Running OpenVAS Greenbone GVS security scanner
What is the error:
Port 9392 not open. https://127.0.0.1:9392/ not available because process segfaults
What device is this on:
the official kali linux vmware image:
https://cdimage.kali.org/kali-2025.1c/kali-linux-2025.1c-vmware-amd64.7z


```
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ uname -a
Linux kali 6.12.13-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Kali 6.12.13-1kali1 (2025-02-11) x86_64 GNU/Linux

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Kali
Description:    Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release:        2025.1
Codename:       kali-rolling
```

then

the gvm package

```
└─$ apt show gvm
Package: gvm
Version: 25.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: net
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 49.2 kB
Provides: openvas
Depends: gsad (>= 24.0.0), gvmd (>= 24.0.0), notus-scanner (>= 22.6.0), openvas-scanner (>= 23.13.1), ospd-openvas (>= 22.7.0), xsltproc, psmisc, rsync
Recommends: greenbone-security-assistant (>= 22.8.0), gvm-tools (>= 23.4.0)
```

```
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo gvm-start
[>] 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

● gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gsad.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-05-15 09:57:58 EDT; 8ms ago
 Invocation: c94e319c332342699b1a4727beda3a94
       Docs: man:gsad(8)
             https://www.greenbone.net
   Main PID: 32587 (gsad)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4878)
     Memory: 1.3M (peak: 2M)
        CPU: 15ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/gsad.service
             └─32587 /usr/sbin/gsad --foreground --listen 127.0.0.1 --port 9392

May 15 09:57:58 kali systemd[1]: Starting gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)...
May 15 09:57:58 kali systemd[1]: Started gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad).

● gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gvmd.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-05-15 09:32:09 EDT; 25min ago
 Invocation: 2a4270e98a5748b98137b8fc0414a9a5
       Docs: man:gvmd(8)
    Process: 17970 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gvmd --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 17980 (gvmd)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 4878)
     Memory: 288.5M (peak: 1.3G, swap: 38M, swap peak: 129.4M)
        CPU: 2min 52.742s
     CGroup: /system.slice/gvmd.service
             ├─17980 "gvmd: Waiting " --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm
             ├─18000 "gvmd: Synchron" --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm
             └─18003 "gvmd: Syncing " --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm

May 15 09:32:08 kali systemd[1]: Starting gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...
May 15 09:32:08 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Can't open PID file '/run/gvmd/gvmd.pid' (yet?) after start: No such file or directory
May 15 09:32:09 kali systemd[1]: Started 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: active (running) since Thu 2025-05-15 09:30:16 EDT; 27min ago
 Invocation: fdb90095334945de9f6450d5f91205a4
       Docs: man:ospd-openvas(8)
             man:openvas(8)
    Process: 16824 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 16832 (ospd-openvas)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 4878)
     Memory: 13M (peak: 552.8M, swap: 95.5M, swap peak: 95.5M)
        CPU: 1min 21.653s
     CGroup: /system.slice/ospd-openvas.service
             ├─16832 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf
             └─16834 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf

May 15 09:30:16 kali systemd[1]: Starting ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...
May 15 09:30:16 kali systemd[1]: Started ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).

[>] Opening Web UI (https://127.0.0.1:9392) in: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
```

does not yield an open web interface:

```
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo netstat -antp | grep -i listen
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:1883          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      14982/mosquitto
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      4552/postgres
tcp6       0      0 ::1:1883                :::*                    LISTEN      14982/mosquitto
tcp6       0      0 ::1:5432                :::*                    LISTEN      4552/postgres
```

There is no open port.

This process is crashing straight after start:
```
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo systemctl status greenbone-security-assistant
× gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gsad.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: failed (Result: signal) since Thu 2025-05-15 09:57:59 EDT; 4min 59s ago
   Duration: 10ms
 Invocation: d14d782fa0464906a08d9ea6823dbcf6
       Docs: man:gsad(8)
             https://www.greenbone.net
    Process: 32612 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gsad --foreground --listen 127.0.0.1 --port 9392 (code=killed, signal=SEGV)
   Main PID: 32612 (code=killed, signal=SEGV)

May 15 09:57:59 kali systemd[1]: gsad.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
May 15 09:57:59 kali systemd[1]: gsad.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
May 15 09:57:59 kali systemd[1]: gsad.service: Failed with result 'signal'.
May 15 09:57:59 kali systemd[1]: Failed to start gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad).
```

And

```
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo /usr/sbin/gsad --foreground --listen 127.0.0.1 --port 9392
zsh: segmentation fault  sudo /usr/sbin/gsad --foreground --listen 127.0.0.1 --port 9392
```

gives a segfault.