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open-vm-tools: file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper

🗓️ 15 Nov 2023 21:50:29Reported by RedHatType 
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Open-vm-tools flaw lets non-root hijack /dev/uinput via vmware-user-suid-wrapper and simulate inputs.

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Tenable Nessus		Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0140: open-vm-tools (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0140)
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Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 9 : open-vm-tools (ALSA-2023:7277)
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Tenable Nessus		CentOS 8 : open-vm-tools (CESA-2023:7265)
8 Feb 202400:00
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Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2023:7279)
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Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-3646 : open-vm-tools - security update
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-debuginfo12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-debugsource12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-desktop12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-salt-minion12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-sdmp12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.8x86_64open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo12.1.5-2.el8_8.4open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.4.x86_64.rpm

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5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.17 - 7.4
EPSS0.00402
SSVC
CWE-266
open vm toolsfile descriptor hijackdev uinputvmware suid wrappernon rootsimulate user input
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