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Photon OS 5.0: Libxml2 PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0946

low Nessus Plugin ID 334722

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libxml2 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-92-946.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 334722

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-92-0946_libxml2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 8/12/2026

Updated: 8/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.44

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-11979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Threat Score: 0.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libxml2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11979