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Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0216

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Photon OS 5.0 missing Linux kernel security updates for 56 CVEs.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0216. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(333745);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/11");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-52340",
    "CVE-2023-52616",
    "CVE-2023-52631",
    "CVE-2023-52637",
    "CVE-2023-52638",
    "CVE-2023-52643",
    "CVE-2023-52679",
    "CVE-2024-0841",
    "CVE-2024-1151",
    "CVE-2024-2193",
    "CVE-2024-23850",
    "CVE-2024-23851",
    "CVE-2024-26581",
    "CVE-2024-26582",
    "CVE-2024-26593",
    "CVE-2024-26600",
    "CVE-2024-26601",
    "CVE-2024-26602",
    "CVE-2024-26603",
    "CVE-2024-26606",
    "CVE-2024-26627",
    "CVE-2024-26629",
    "CVE-2024-26660",
    "CVE-2024-26663",
    "CVE-2024-26664",
    "CVE-2024-26665",
    "CVE-2024-26667",
    "CVE-2024-26675",
    "CVE-2024-26679",
    "CVE-2024-26680",
    "CVE-2024-26684",
    "CVE-2024-26685",
    "CVE-2024-26688",
    "CVE-2024-26689",
    "CVE-2024-26695",
    "CVE-2024-26696",
    "CVE-2024-26697",
    "CVE-2024-26698",
    "CVE-2024-26702",
    "CVE-2024-26704",
    "CVE-2024-26706",
    "CVE-2024-26707",
    "CVE-2024-26712",
    "CVE-2024-26714",
    "CVE-2024-26717",
    "CVE-2024-26718",
    "CVE-2024-26723",
    "CVE-2024-26726",
    "CVE-2024-26825",
    "CVE-2024-26826",
    "CVE-2024-26828",
    "CVE-2024-26829",
    "CVE-2024-26910",
    "CVE-2024-26917",
    "CVE-2024-26919",
    "CVE-2024-26920",
    "CVE-2024-35833"
  );

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0216");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An update of the linux package has been released.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-91-216.md");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected Linux packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-26704");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/02/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"PhotonOS Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/PhotonOS/release", "Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var _release = get_kb_item('Host/PhotonOS/release');
if (isnull(_release) || _release !~ "^VMware Photon") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'PhotonOS');
if (_release !~ "^VMware Photon (?:Linux|OS) 5\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'PhotonOS 5.0');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'PhotonOS', cpu);

var flag = 0;

if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', reference:'linux-api-headers-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-devel-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-docs-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-gpu-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-sound-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-devel-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-docs-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-python3-perf-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-devel-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-docs-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.23.17-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.23.17-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-1.0601079001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-stalld-ebpf-plugin-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-secure-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-secure-devel-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-secure-docs-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-tools-6.1.79-1.ph5')) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'linux');
}

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11 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.8 - 9.8
EPSS0.02224
SSVC
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