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Photon OS 5.0: Kubernetes PHSA-2025-5.0-0698
medium Nessus Plugin ID 278947
Synopsis
The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.Description
An update of the kubernetes package has been released.Solution
Update the affected Linux packages.See Also
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-698.md
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 278947
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-5_0-0698_kubernetes.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 12/17/2025
Updated: 12/17/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5187
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:kubernetes, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2025