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Photon OS 5.0: Libpng PHSA-2026-5.0-0802

medium Nessus Plugin ID 305121

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libpng package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-802.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 305121

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-0802_libpng.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 4/7/2026

Updated: 4/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3713

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4214

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 4/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4214, CVE-2026-33416, CVE-2026-33636, CVE-2026-3713

IAVA: 2026-A-0272