Updated open-vm-tools packages fix security vulnerability

A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine CVE-2022-31676...

PT-2022-19247 · Zapier · Code By Zapier

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Code by Zapier versions prior to 2022-08-17 Description: The issue allowed intra-account privilege escalation, including the execution of Python or JavaScript code, effectively providing a customer-controlled general-purpose virtual machine...

Intel NUC M15 缓冲区错误漏洞

Intel NUC M15 is a laptop kit from Intel Corporation USA. A security vulnerability exists in previous versions of the Intel NUC M15 Laptop Kit BC0076, which stems from the fact that a potential attacker could write a byte through an arbitrary address during the PEI phase and affect subsequent boo...

PT-2022-33428 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.19.4 Description: The issue concerns the KVM module in the Linux Kernel, where a reference to /dev/kvm is unconditionally obtained when creating a VM. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet be...

How to Do Malware Analysis?

Based on the findings of Malwarebytes' Threat Review for 2022, 40 million Windows business computers' threats were detected in 2021. In order to combat and avoid these kinds of attacks, malware analysis is essential. In this article, we will break down the goal of malicious programs' investigatio...

The vulnerability of the virtio-fs hardware emulation driver in QEMU allows a perpetrator to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the QEMU virtual machine emulation software for hardware devices, specifically virtio-fs, is related to insecure management of privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and even cause service failures...

PT-2025-8490 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.18.0-rc5 Description: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue is related to the x86/fpu component of the KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine and affects the handling of FPU state for...

Veeam Backup & Replication server does not have Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console installed.

Challenge When attempting to add Microsoft Hyper-V Servers to Veeam Backup & Replication the following error is displayed: Veeam Backup & Replication server does not have Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console installed. If you installed VMM Console while Veeam Backup & Replication UI was...

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker on the host to issue specific ioctl calls causing a kernel oops condition that results in a denial of service.

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open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is availab...

open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...

open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is availab...

open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, ...