# Critical Photon OS Security Update

## Summary
  
Advisory Id     : PHSA-2026-5.0-0938
  
Type            : Security
  
Severity        : ['Critical', 'Important', 'Moderate']
  
Issue date      : 2026-08-03
  
Affected Release: 5.0

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

### Critical
  
linux-esx - ['[CVE-2025-40074](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40074)']
  
linux - ['[CVE-2025-40074](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40074)']

### Important
  
linux-esx - ['[CVE-2025-68353](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68353)', '[CVE-2026-43009](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43009)', '[CVE-2026-23208](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23208)']
  
linux - ['[CVE-2025-68353](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68353)', '[CVE-2026-43009](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43009)', '[CVE-2026-23208](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23208)']

### Moderate
  
linux-esx - ['[CVE-2026-43485](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43485)']
  
linux - ['[CVE-2026-43485](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43485)']

## Solution
  
Update the affected packages (tdnf update package)
  
Note: For packages ['linux-esx', 'linux'] after updating, a reboot is required for taking effect.
## Updated Packages Information
  
linux-esx-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 19M , sha256 : 2a292c750afa1b4168ffe158859fc08b363e6ac4ef52daec1e778cceb27ade96 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-devel-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 13M , sha256 : 0d211d96cc143cb45716cf648ebd7fd9d2cfb2aa749e2a490d0e360bee6b1ffc , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-docs-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 11M , sha256 : ad4eb27f252725d2ab2bee6241bcb57662274c416be9f2aacb0037cb1c6c774a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 228K , sha256 : 7c01c8514852b8a1b07eef311bff68fffb3c94852bf59a936804ff103281f08a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:52 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 40K , sha256 : 43abe1e32a2e18a73555c14365300dac52f49a89241b9e5837f6641a9c24a346 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:52 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 100K , sha256 : 372036e007c2cd82b67a3685c14289a3d84b8ddafabe18087fc0d549b4351af8 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:46 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 20K , sha256 : 349f4c82849d42c034ae61aa65cdd7e5d7a1fa57ddda57626ee7d36166420487 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:46 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 476K , sha256 : e2b215a55d92e13f3f0300c677f9b1b45769013a065aeecdefbb148e1872e51f , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:57 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 52K , sha256 : c93aa07743f6aa2c4ace0a7c68009895cd5770602cc50b0247fa1f175f8b5b75 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:57 UTC
  
linux-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 52M , sha256 : 7ca8c4c090307cc38454bf0841434595ced13165e112ca7583c8370e88886a1d , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-devel-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 14M , sha256 : 25c0de9ebc8dd7d31e097f0b6e143305f33d3ee366813a0672c750d1cb46665a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-docs-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 11M , sha256 : ae0a13679a365783595aa322ba334735c211cae103d3845862645164471d8efb , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-drivers-gpu-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 7.8M , sha256 : 15525df33c5f823921d3626df5823c4558a150c51cc877d24b9a9886b161f33a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-i40e-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 288K , sha256 : 82b52aaffbe0c3229cba0b7557c9a607aafd91eba3d57a656cc8f5b72bf60442 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:47:42 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 40K , sha256 : b1405a62e246c07a53650c6352cf71c0382a67da2a0fae2724f1b36cd216f649 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:47:42 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-iavf-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 120K , sha256 : 41b6cf22c9251e5718992013cf282815bc640c975a42d4903fb2e3bc48f1e146 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:48:02 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 20K , sha256 : d650a50486a6510fa45773cd9c06c211e900d84b2863f0d0fda794bac7ae169e , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:48:02 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-ice-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 592K , sha256 : 0da3785151e79db5937990b4f51a38146f406ce330653e196dbec81e62163de0 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:47:51 UTC
  
linux-drivers-intel-ice-docs-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 52K , sha256 : 3cf60eeee98ddfaf0c4558dfbdb0e9b6ce7dd3f82a1275812c1c95fefd9cff27 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:47:51 UTC
  
linux-drivers-sound-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 972K , sha256 : f04b268acf16e74f961e02a5973ff783e69997a52a7abd6623f63a530f70cc2a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-esx-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 19M , sha256 : 2a292c750afa1b4168ffe158859fc08b363e6ac4ef52daec1e778cceb27ade96 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-devel-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 13M , sha256 : 0d211d96cc143cb45716cf648ebd7fd9d2cfb2aa749e2a490d0e360bee6b1ffc , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-docs-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 11M , sha256 : ad4eb27f252725d2ab2bee6241bcb57662274c416be9f2aacb0037cb1c6c774a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:04 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 228K , sha256 : 7c01c8514852b8a1b07eef311bff68fffb3c94852bf59a936804ff103281f08a , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:52 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-i40e-docs-2.28.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 40K , sha256 : 43abe1e32a2e18a73555c14365300dac52f49a89241b9e5837f6641a9c24a346 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:52 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 100K , sha256 : 372036e007c2cd82b67a3685c14289a3d84b8ddafabe18087fc0d549b4351af8 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:46 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-iavf-docs-4.13.16-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 20K , sha256 : 349f4c82849d42c034ae61aa65cdd7e5d7a1fa57ddda57626ee7d36166420487 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:46 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 476K , sha256 : e2b215a55d92e13f3f0300c677f9b1b45769013a065aeecdefbb148e1872e51f , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:57 UTC
  
linux-esx-drivers-intel-ice-docs-2.3.10-1.0612096006.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 52K , sha256 : c93aa07743f6aa2c4ace0a7c68009895cd5770602cc50b0247fa1f175f8b5b75 , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:57 UTC
  
linux-python3-perf-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 1.7M , sha256 : 17dafa1ab691dd3351fbab33fff9b73900f714fd2cbd773ffc619cf96124298f , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC
  
linux-tools-6.12.96-6.ph5.x86_64.rpm | size : 2.4M , sha256 : 972c4d5a956b5860412290fa75769e012f6da0999ba67f59350ab6115fa2b66b , build time : Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:55:13 UTC