#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2025-5.0-0458. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(215227);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/30");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2024-38556",
"CVE-2024-46828",
"CVE-2024-47728",
"CVE-2024-50164",
"CVE-2024-53128",
"CVE-2024-53685",
"CVE-2024-56664",
"CVE-2024-57887",
"CVE-2024-57892",
"CVE-2024-57904",
"CVE-2024-57906",
"CVE-2024-57908",
"CVE-2024-57910",
"CVE-2024-57911",
"CVE-2024-57912",
"CVE-2024-57913",
"CVE-2024-57916",
"CVE-2024-57917",
"CVE-2024-57922",
"CVE-2024-57925",
"CVE-2024-57929",
"CVE-2024-57939",
"CVE-2024-57940",
"CVE-2025-21636",
"CVE-2025-21637",
"CVE-2025-21638",
"CVE-2025-21639",
"CVE-2025-21640",
"CVE-2025-21646",
"CVE-2025-21648",
"CVE-2025-21653",
"CVE-2025-21655",
"CVE-2025-21662",
"CVE-2025-21664"
);
script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2025-5.0-0458");
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-5.0-458.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:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-57917");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/12/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/01/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/10");
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) 2025-2026 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-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-devel-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-docs-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-gpu-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-sound-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-devel-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-docs-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-python3-perf-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-devel-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-docs-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.23', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.23.17-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.25', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-2.25.7-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.23', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.23.17-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.25', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.25.7-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.11', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.11.1-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.5', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.5.3-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.8', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.8.2-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.11', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.11.1-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.5', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.5.3-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.8', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.8.2-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.11', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.11.14-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.12', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.12.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.13', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.14', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.14.9-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.9', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-1.9.11-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.11', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.11.14-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.12', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.12.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.14', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.14.9-3.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_exists(rpm:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.9', release:'PhotonOS-5.0') && rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.9.11-5.0601126001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-stalld-ebpf-plugin-6.1.126-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-tools-6.1.126-1.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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