# Critical Photon OS Security Update

## Summary

Advisory Id     : PHSA-2026-5.0-90-0960

Type            : Security

Severity        : ['Critical', 'Important', 'Moderate', 'Low']

Issue date      : 2026-08-17

Affected Release: 5.0-90

## Details

Updates of ['linux-esx'] packages of Photon OS have been released.
## Affected Packages

### Critical

linux-esx - ['[CVE-2025-68741](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68741)', '[CVE-2025-68341](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68341)']

### Important

linux-esx - ['[CVE-2025-68352](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68352)', '[CVE-2025-68748](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68748)']

### Moderate

linux-esx - ['[CVE-2026-22989](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22989)', '[CVE-2025-68348](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68348)', '[CVE-2025-71151](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71151)', '[CVE-2025-68744](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68744)', '[CVE-2026-22996](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22996)', '[CVE-2025-68356](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68356)', '[CVE-2025-68338](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68338)', '[CVE-2025-68361](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68361)', '[CVE-2026-23000](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23000)', '[CVE-2025-71153](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71153)']

### Low

linux-esx - ['[CVE-2025-68329](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68329)', '[CVE-2025-71148](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71148)']

## Solution

Update the affected packages (tdnf update package)

Note: For packages ['linux-esx'] after updating, a reboot is required for taking effect.
## Updated Packages Information

linux-esx-6.12.103-3.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 19M , sha256 : 1ebd025e0fea1d0cd53953fe437f17b475a49c2881b01392c17ae2b8a9cf460a , build time : Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:31:02 UTC

linux-esx-devel-6.12.103-3.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 13M , sha256 : 0d6d5292316fff03928835d95c07f23834df768834539e869cf08e3e9c000302 , build time : Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:31:02 UTC

linux-esx-docs-6.12.103-3.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 11M , sha256 : 862e0d2fe5dadc735bea4ab5d4c3e3c369aff4ba54bafbde05b5f22d34c2ef1e , build time : Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:31:02 UTC