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Photon OS 5.0: Netkit PHSA-2025-5.0-0666

critical Nessus Plugin ID 272274

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the netkit package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-666.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 272274

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-5_0-0666_netkit.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/4/2025

Updated: 11/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0911, CVE-2020-10188