#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2025-5.0-0655. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(271366);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/30");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2025-39993",
"CVE-2025-39994",
"CVE-2025-39995",
"CVE-2025-39996",
"CVE-2025-39998",
"CVE-2025-40001",
"CVE-2025-40013",
"CVE-2025-40018",
"CVE-2025-40019",
"CVE-2025-40026",
"CVE-2025-40027",
"CVE-2025-40029",
"CVE-2025-40030",
"CVE-2025-40032",
"CVE-2025-40035",
"CVE-2025-40036",
"CVE-2025-40042",
"CVE-2025-40043",
"CVE-2025-40044",
"CVE-2025-40048",
"CVE-2025-40049",
"CVE-2025-40051",
"CVE-2025-40053",
"CVE-2025-40055",
"CVE-2025-40056",
"CVE-2025-40060",
"CVE-2025-40068",
"CVE-2025-40078",
"CVE-2025-40080",
"CVE-2025-40081",
"CVE-2025-40107",
"CVE-2025-40109",
"CVE-2025-40111",
"CVE-2025-40112",
"CVE-2025-40115",
"CVE-2025-40116",
"CVE-2025-40120",
"CVE-2025-40121",
"CVE-2025-40123",
"CVE-2025-40124",
"CVE-2025-40125",
"CVE-2025-40126",
"CVE-2025-40127",
"CVE-2025-40134",
"CVE-2025-40140",
"CVE-2025-40141",
"CVE-2025-40153",
"CVE-2025-40154",
"CVE-2025-40156",
"CVE-2025-40171",
"CVE-2025-40178",
"CVE-2025-40179",
"CVE-2025-40183",
"CVE-2025-40187",
"CVE-2025-40188",
"CVE-2025-40190",
"CVE-2025-40193",
"CVE-2025-40194",
"CVE-2025-40197",
"CVE-2025-40200",
"CVE-2025-40201",
"CVE-2025-40202",
"CVE-2025-40204",
"CVE-2025-40205",
"CVE-2025-40207",
"CVE-2025-40219"
);
script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2025-5.0-0655");
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-5.0-655.md");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected Linux packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:L/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-40204");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-40141");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/10/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/10/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/24");
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-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-devel-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-docs-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-gpu-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-sound-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-devel-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-docs-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.22.18-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.22.18-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.9.5-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.9.5-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-1.13.7-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-1.13.7-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-python3-perf-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-devel-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-docs-6.1.157-1.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-2.22.18-7.0601157001.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-2.23.17-7.0601157001.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-2.25.7-5.0601157001.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-2.22.18-7.0601157001.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-2.23.17-7.0601157001.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-2.25.7-5.0601157001.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-4.11.1-5.0601157001.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-4.5.3-7.0601157001.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-4.8.2-7.0601157001.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-4.9.5-7.0601157001.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-4.11.1-5.0601157001.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-4.5.3-7.0601157001.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-4.8.2-7.0601157001.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-4.9.5-7.0601157001.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-1.11.14-7.0601157001.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-1.12.7-7.0601157001.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-1.13.7-7.0601157001.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-1.14.9-5.0601157001.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-1.9.11-7.0601157001.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-1.11.14-7.0601157001.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-1.12.7-7.0601157001.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-1.13.7-7.0601157001.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-1.14.9-5.0601157001.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-1.9.11-7.0601157001.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-rt-stalld-ebpf-plugin-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-tools-6.1.157-1.ph5')) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
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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