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Photon OS 5.0: Libtasn1 PHSA-2026-5.0-0737

high Nessus Plugin ID 297257

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libtasn1 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-737.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297257

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-0737_libtasn1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/30/2026

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13151

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:libtasn1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13151

IAVA: 2026-A-0027