The update for 'Securitys update for open-vm-tools' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1 advisory fixes critical problems including CVE-2023-20900
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 120 |
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![]() | Important: open-vm-tools security update | 20 Sep 202300:00 | – | osv |
![]() | open-vm-tools vulnerability | 25 Sep 202310:55 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2023:5213 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update | 16 Sep 202413:09 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2023:5216 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update | 16 Sep 202413:08 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2023:5218 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update | 16 Sep 202413:08 | – | osv |
![]() | open-vm-tools vulnerability | 13 Sep 202314:54 | – | osv |
![]() | Important: open-vm-tools security update | 26 Sep 202313:26 | – | osv |
![]() | Important: open-vm-tools security update | 26 Sep 202313:25 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2023-20900 | 31 Aug 202310:15 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2023:5210 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update | 16 Sep 202413:09 | – | osv |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2023.3835.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-20900");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-09-28 09:48:31 +0000 (Thu, 28 Sep 2023)");
script_version("2025-02-17T05:38:47+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-17 05:38:47 +0000 (Mon, 17 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-09-06 13:37:21 +0000 (Wed, 06 Sep 2023)");
script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES15\.0SP3)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233835-1/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205927");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1214850");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.3.0/ReleaseNotes.md");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.3.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-12.3.0");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2023-September/031730.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'Securitys update for open-vm-tools' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:
Update to 12.3.0 (build 22234872) (bsc#1214850)
- There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.3.0 release. This is
primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems,
including:
- This release integrates CVE-2023-20900 without the need for a patch.
For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware
products, see
[link moved to references].
- A tools.conf configuration setting is available to temporaily direct
Linux quiesced snaphots to restore pre open-vm-tools 12.2.0 behavior
of ignoring file systems already frozen.
- Building of the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth) using
'xml-security-c' and 'xerces-c' is being deprecated.
- A number of Coverity reported issues have been addressed.
- A number of GitHub issues and pull requests have been handled.
Please see the Resolves Issues section of the Release Notes.
- For issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section
of the Release Notes.
- For complete details, see:
[link moved to references]
- Release Notes are available at
[link moved to references]
- The granular changes that have gone into the 12.3.0 release are in the
ChangeLog at
[link moved to references]
- Fix (bsc#1205927) - hv_vmbus module is loaded unnecessarily in VMware guests
- jsc#PED-1344 - reinable building containerinfo plugin for SLES 15 SP4.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'Securitys update for open-vm-tools' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLES15.0SP3") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvmtools-devel", rpm:"libvmtools-devel~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvmtools0", rpm:"libvmtools0~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"open-vm-tools", rpm:"open-vm-tools~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"open-vm-tools-containerinfo", rpm:"open-vm-tools-containerinfo~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"open-vm-tools-desktop", rpm:"open-vm-tools-desktop~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"open-vm-tools-salt-minion", rpm:"open-vm-tools-salt-minion~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"open-vm-tools-sdmp", rpm:"open-vm-tools-sdmp~12.3.0~150300.37.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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