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Photon OS 4.0: Gnutls PHSA-2026-4.0-1024

high Nessus Plugin ID 322942

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the gnutls package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-1024.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 322942

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-4_0-1024_gnutls.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/26/2026

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42009

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: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:gnutls, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:4.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42009

IAVA: 2026-A-0405