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Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0842

🗓️ 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 8 Views

Photon OS 5.0 update phsa-2026-5.0-92-0842 addresses numerous identified vulnerabilities.

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ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-23277
20 Mar 202608:08
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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2025-22111
16 Apr 202515:16
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-45958
27 May 202612:18
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2025-71221
14 Feb 202616:27
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2024-58093
16 Apr 202515:15
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-45956
27 May 202612:18
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-23070
4 Feb 202616:07
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-23246
18 Mar 202610:05
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2025-38234
4 Jul 202514:15
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-46265
3 Jun 202615:50
–attackerkb
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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-2026-5.0-92-0842. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(332386);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/18");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2024-57976",
    "CVE-2024-57995",
    "CVE-2024-58074",
    "CVE-2024-58091",
    "CVE-2024-58093",
    "CVE-2024-58096",
    "CVE-2024-58097",
    "CVE-2025-21751",
    "CVE-2025-21833",
    "CVE-2025-21884",
    "CVE-2025-22026",
    "CVE-2025-22101",
    "CVE-2025-22102",
    "CVE-2025-22103",
    "CVE-2025-22105",
    "CVE-2025-22106",
    "CVE-2025-22107",
    "CVE-2025-22111",
    "CVE-2025-22113",
    "CVE-2025-22115",
    "CVE-2025-22121",
    "CVE-2025-22122",
    "CVE-2025-22123",
    "CVE-2025-22124",
    "CVE-2025-22125",
    "CVE-2025-22126",
    "CVE-2025-22128",
    "CVE-2025-23129",
    "CVE-2025-23130",
    "CVE-2025-23133",
    "CVE-2025-23137",
    "CVE-2025-23155",
    "CVE-2025-37803",
    "CVE-2025-37821",
    "CVE-2025-37838",
    "CVE-2025-37842",
    "CVE-2025-37860",
    "CVE-2025-37880",
    "CVE-2025-37925",
    "CVE-2025-37967",
    "CVE-2025-37968",
    "CVE-2025-37984",
    "CVE-2025-38067",
    "CVE-2025-38104",
    "CVE-2025-38105",
    "CVE-2025-38139",
    "CVE-2025-38230",
    "CVE-2025-38234",
    "CVE-2025-38242",
    "CVE-2025-38248",
    "CVE-2025-38272",
    "CVE-2025-38306",
    "CVE-2025-38335",
    "CVE-2025-38351",
    "CVE-2025-38426",
    "CVE-2025-38453",
    "CVE-2025-38502",
    "CVE-2025-38556",
    "CVE-2025-38591",
    "CVE-2025-38627",
    "CVE-2025-38643",
    "CVE-2025-38676",
    "CVE-2025-38678",
    "CVE-2025-39678",
    "CVE-2025-39764",
    "CVE-2025-39981",
    "CVE-2025-40001",
    "CVE-2025-40003",
    "CVE-2025-40005",
    "CVE-2025-40075",
    "CVE-2025-40077",
    "CVE-2025-40083",
    "CVE-2025-40097",
    "CVE-2025-40135",
    "CVE-2025-40147",
    "CVE-2025-40149",
    "CVE-2025-40150",
    "CVE-2025-40164",
    "CVE-2025-40170",
    "CVE-2025-40215",
    "CVE-2025-40276",
    "CVE-2025-40325",
    "CVE-2025-68206",
    "CVE-2025-68239",
    "CVE-2025-68333",
    "CVE-2025-68334",
    "CVE-2025-68345",
    "CVE-2025-68351",
    "CVE-2025-68357",
    "CVE-2025-68358",
    "CVE-2025-68365",
    "CVE-2025-68725",
    "CVE-2025-68749",
    "CVE-2025-68792",
    "CVE-2025-68823",
    "CVE-2025-71152",
    "CVE-2025-71161",
    "CVE-2025-71221",
    "CVE-2026-23004",
    "CVE-2026-23066",
    "CVE-2026-23070",
    "CVE-2026-23093",
    "CVE-2026-23104",
    "CVE-2026-23138",
    "CVE-2026-23157",
    "CVE-2026-23169",
    "CVE-2026-23221",
    "CVE-2026-23226",
    "CVE-2026-23227",
    "CVE-2026-23245",
    "CVE-2026-23246",
    "CVE-2026-23252",
    "CVE-2026-23274",
    "CVE-2026-23277",
    "CVE-2026-23278",
    "CVE-2026-31628",
    "CVE-2026-43067",
    "CVE-2026-45941",
    "CVE-2026-45946",
    "CVE-2026-45948",
    "CVE-2026-45954",
    "CVE-2026-45956",
    "CVE-2026-45958",
    "CVE-2026-45960",
    "CVE-2026-45962",
    "CVE-2026-45964",
    "CVE-2026-45965",
    "CVE-2026-45968",
    "CVE-2026-45969",
    "CVE-2026-45970",
    "CVE-2026-45974",
    "CVE-2026-45978",
    "CVE-2026-45981",
    "CVE-2026-45982",
    "CVE-2026-45983",
    "CVE-2026-45984",
    "CVE-2026-46247",
    "CVE-2026-46249",
    "CVE-2026-46250",
    "CVE-2026-46251",
    "CVE-2026-46253",
    "CVE-2026-46259",
    "CVE-2026-46265",
    "CVE-2026-46267",
    "CVE-2026-46270",
    "CVE-2026-46328",
    "CVE-2026-64587"
  );

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0842");

  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-5.0-92-842.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: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:H/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-2026-46267");

  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:"2025/02/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/05");

  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-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-devel-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-docs-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-gpu-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-2.28.10-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.28.10-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-4.13.16-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.13.16-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-2.3.10-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-intel-ice-docs-2.3.10-1.0612078005.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-drivers-sound-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-6.12.78-4.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-devel-6.12.78-4.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-docs-6.12.78-4.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.28.10-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.28.10-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.13.16-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.13.16-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-2.3.10-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-2.3.10-1.0612078004.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-python3-perf-6.12.78-5.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'linux-tools-6.12.78-5.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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