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Photon OS 5.0: Git PHSA-2025-5.0-0590

critical Nessus Plugin ID 252274

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the git package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-590.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 252274

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-5_0-0590_git.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 8/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2324

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41903

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-9390

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:git

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: 8/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9390, CVE-2015-7082, CVE-2015-7545, CVE-2016-2324, CVE-2017-1000117, CVE-2017-14867, CVE-2017-15298, CVE-2017-8386, CVE-2018-1000021, CVE-2018-11233, CVE-2018-11235, CVE-2018-17456, CVE-2018-19486, CVE-2019-1348, CVE-2019-1349, CVE-2019-1352, CVE-2019-1353, CVE-2019-1387, CVE-2019-19604, CVE-2020-11008, CVE-2020-5260, CVE-2021-21300, CVE-2021-40330, CVE-2021-46101, CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-24765, CVE-2022-24767, CVE-2022-29187, CVE-2022-31012, CVE-2022-39253, CVE-2022-39260, CVE-2022-41903, CVE-2022-41953, CVE-2023-22490, CVE-2023-23946, CVE-2023-25652, CVE-2023-25815, CVE-2023-29007, CVE-2024-50349, CVE-2024-52006, CVE-2025-27613, CVE-2025-27614, CVE-2025-46334, CVE-2025-46835, CVE-2025-48386