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Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2025-4.0-0924

medium Nessus Plugin ID 278313

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the linux package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-924.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 278313

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-4_0-0924_linux.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/11/2025

Updated: 12/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38678

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux, 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: 12/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47666, CVE-2024-57947, CVE-2025-38678, CVE-2025-39866, CVE-2025-40083, CVE-2025-40211, CVE-2025-40271, CVE-2025-40273, CVE-2025-40277, CVE-2025-40281