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Photon OS 5.0: Erlang PHSA-2025-5.0-0509

critical Nessus Plugin ID 234787

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the erlang package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-509.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 234787

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2025-5_0-0509_erlang.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/24/2025

Updated: 4/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32433

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 4/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32433

IAVA: 2025-A-0286