open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the
/dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
debian_linux | eq | 10.0 | |
debian_linux | eq | 11.0 | |
debian_linux | eq | 12.0 | |
open_vm_tools | ge | 11.0.0 | |
open_vm_tools | le | 12.3.0 |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html