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Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2025-5.0-0517

🗓️ 06 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Photon OS 5.0 has critical security updates; update affected Linux packages per advisory PHSA-2025-5.0-0517.

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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-2025-5.0-0517. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(235340);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/14");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-52672",
    "CVE-2023-53034",
    "CVE-2024-36908",
    "CVE-2024-46733",
    "CVE-2024-46742",
    "CVE-2024-46753",
    "CVE-2024-46774",
    "CVE-2024-46823",
    "CVE-2024-50063",
    "CVE-2025-21853",
    "CVE-2025-22025",
    "CVE-2025-22027",
    "CVE-2025-22033",
    "CVE-2025-22035",
    "CVE-2025-22038",
    "CVE-2025-22040",
    "CVE-2025-22041",
    "CVE-2025-22042",
    "CVE-2025-22044",
    "CVE-2025-22045",
    "CVE-2025-22050",
    "CVE-2025-22054",
    "CVE-2025-22055",
    "CVE-2025-22056",
    "CVE-2025-22058",
    "CVE-2025-22063",
    "CVE-2025-22066",
    "CVE-2025-22071",
    "CVE-2025-22073",
    "CVE-2025-22075",
    "CVE-2025-22079",
    "CVE-2025-22081",
    "CVE-2025-22086",
    "CVE-2025-22088",
    "CVE-2025-22089",
    "CVE-2025-22093",
    "CVE-2025-22095",
    "CVE-2025-22097",
    "CVE-2025-23136",
    "CVE-2025-23138",
    "CVE-2025-23140",
    "CVE-2025-23141",
    "CVE-2025-23142",
    "CVE-2025-23145",
    "CVE-2025-23146",
    "CVE-2025-23147",
    "CVE-2025-23148",
    "CVE-2025-23150",
    "CVE-2025-23151",
    "CVE-2025-23156",
    "CVE-2025-23157",
    "CVE-2025-23158",
    "CVE-2025-23159",
    "CVE-2025-23161",
    "CVE-2025-23163",
    "CVE-2025-37738",
    "CVE-2025-37739",
    "CVE-2025-37740",
    "CVE-2025-37741",
    "CVE-2025-37742",
    "CVE-2025-37748",
    "CVE-2025-37749",
    "CVE-2025-37756",
    "CVE-2025-37757",
    "CVE-2025-37758",
    "CVE-2025-37765",
    "CVE-2025-37766",
    "CVE-2025-37767",
    "CVE-2025-37768",
    "CVE-2025-37769",
    "CVE-2025-37770",
    "CVE-2025-37771",
    "CVE-2025-37772",
    "CVE-2025-37773",
    "CVE-2025-37775",
    "CVE-2025-37778",
    "CVE-2025-37780",
    "CVE-2025-37781",
    "CVE-2025-37785",
    "CVE-2025-37787",
    "CVE-2025-37788",
    "CVE-2025-37789",
    "CVE-2025-37790",
    "CVE-2025-37792",
    "CVE-2025-37794",
    "CVE-2025-37796",
    "CVE-2025-37798",
    "CVE-2025-37839",
    "CVE-2025-37840",
    "CVE-2025-37841",
    "CVE-2025-37844",
    "CVE-2025-37849",
    "CVE-2025-37850",
    "CVE-2025-37851",
    "CVE-2025-37852",
    "CVE-2025-37854",
    "CVE-2025-37857",
    "CVE-2025-37858",
    "CVE-2025-37859",
    "CVE-2025-37862",
    "CVE-2025-37865",
    "CVE-2025-37867",
    "CVE-2025-37875",
    "CVE-2025-37892",
    "CVE-2025-37937",
    "CVE-2025-37940",
    "CVE-2025-37982",
    "CVE-2025-38152",
    "CVE-2025-38575",
    "CVE-2025-38637",
    "CVE-2025-39728",
    "CVE-2025-39889"
  );

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2025-5.0-0517");

  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-5.0-517.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-2025-37892");

  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:"2025/04/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/06");

  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-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-devel-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-docs-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-gpu-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-sound-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-devel-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-docs-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-python3-perf-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-devel-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-docs-6.1.135-1.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-2.22.18-6.0601135001.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-2.23.17-6.0601135001.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-2.25.7-4.0601135001.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-2.22.18-6.0601135001.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-2.23.17-6.0601135001.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-2.25.7-4.0601135001.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-4.11.1-4.0601135001.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-4.5.3-6.0601135001.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-4.8.2-6.0601135001.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-4.9.5-6.0601135001.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-4.11.1-4.0601135001.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-4.5.3-6.0601135001.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-4.8.2-6.0601135001.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-4.9.5-6.0601135001.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-1.11.14-6.0601135001.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-1.12.7-6.0601135001.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-1.13.7-6.0601135001.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-1.14.9-4.0601135001.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-1.9.11-6.0601135001.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-1.11.14-6.0601135001.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-1.12.7-6.0601135001.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-1.13.7-6.0601135001.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-1.14.9-4.0601135001.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-1.9.11-6.0601135001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-stalld-ebpf-plugin-6.1.135-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-tools-6.1.135-1.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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