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Photon OS 5.0: Python3 PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0187

medium Nessus Plugin ID 332277

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the python3 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-91-187.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 332277

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2024-5_0-91-0187_python3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.39

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23931

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 5.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:python3

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: 1/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-23931, CVE-2023-48795, CVE-2023-49083

IAVA: 2023-A-0703-S