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Photon OS 4.0: Systemd PHSA-2025-4.0-0817

medium Nessus Plugin ID 240157

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the systemd package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-817.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 240157

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-4_0-0817_systemd.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/18/2025

Updated: 6/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.2

Temporal Score: 2.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4598

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:systemd, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-4598