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Photon OS

Trivy supports the following scanners for OS packages.

Scanner Supported
SBOM
Vulnerability
License

Please see here for supported versions.

The table below outlines the features offered by Trivy.

Feature Supported
Unfixed vulnerabilities -
Dependency graph

SBOM

Trivy detects packages that have been installed through package managers such as tdnf and yum.

Vulnerability

Photon OS offers its own security advisories, and these are utilized when scanning Photon OS for vulnerabilities.

Data Source

See here.

Fixed Version

Trivy takes fixed versions from Photon CVE metadata.

Severity

Trivy determines the severity of vulnerabilities based on the CVSSv3 score provided by Photon OS. See here for the conversion table from CVSS score to severity.

Status

Trivy supports the following vulnerability statuses for Photon OS.

Status Supported
Fixed
Affected
Under Investigation
Will Not Fix
Fix Deferred
End of Life

License

Trivy identifies licenses by examining the metadata of RPM packages.