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Photon OS 5.0: Libxml2 PHSA-2025-5.0-0673

critical Nessus Plugin ID 275599

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libxml2 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?66ad9e20

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 275599

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-5_0-0673_libxml2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 11/18/2025

Updated: 10/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.2

Percentile: 51.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6170

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:libxml2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6170

IAVA: 2025-A-0707-S