XenServer VM Tools

Introduction Instances where XenServer encounters various errors while installing XenServer VM tools Overview of the Issue In different situations, XenServer has some issues when installing VM tools, possibly due to various factors. This article will outline different scenarios and potential...

Security Bulletin: IBM DataPower Gateway Virtual Edition vulnerable to security bypass due to use of open-vm-tools (CVE-2023-20900)

Summary open-vm-tools provides an interface between IBM DataPower Gateway Virtual Edition and the hypervisor. This issue may permit hypervisor users to perform unauthorized guest operations. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-20900 DESCRIPTION: VMware Tools could allow a remote attacker to bypa...

Static IP loss when updating to VM Tools for Windows 9.3.3 or earlier

Sometimes, when the drivers for XenServer VM Tools for Windows are updated through Windows Update, the static IP settings are lost and the network settings change to use DHCP. Important: This issue persists when updating from versions earlier than 9.3.3. This issue is fixed for updates from 9.3.3...

open-vm-tools bug fix and enhancement update

An update is available for open-vm-tools. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linu...

RHEL 8 : open-vm-tools (Unpatched Vulnerability)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability that has been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched. - open-vm-tools: access bypass due to realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs aka hgfsmounter CVE-2009-1143 Note that...

Security Bulletin: IBM DataPower Gateway Virtual Edition affected by bypass vulnerability in Open VM Tools

Summary Exploitation of this flaw requires root access to the ESXi host. IBM has addressed the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-20867 DESCRIPTION: VMware Tools could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to authenticate...

CVE-2023-34059 affecting package open-vm-tools for versions less than 11.3.0-3

CVE-2023-34059 affecting package open-vm-tools for versions less than 11.3.0-3. A patched version of the package is available...

CVE-2023-34058 affecting package open-vm-tools for versions less than 11.3.0-3

CVE-2023-34058 affecting package open-vm-tools for versions less than 11.3.0-3. A patched version of the package is available...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2024-0058)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

MGASA-2024-0058 Updated open-vm-tools packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module. CVE-2023-20867 SAML token signature bypass. CVE-2023-34058 File descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. CVE-2023-34059...

Updated open-vm-tools packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module. CVE-2023-20867 SAML token signature bypass. CVE-2023-34058 File descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. CVE-2023-34059...

CentOS: Security Advisory for open-vm-tools (CESA-2023:7279)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for open (SUSE-SU-2023:3507-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for exempi (SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CentOS 9 : open-vm-tools-12.2.5-2.el9

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the open-vm- tools-12.2.5-2.el9 build changelog. - SAML token signature bypass rhel-9 CVE-2023-20900 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the...

CentOS 9 : open-vm-tools-12.2.0-3.el9

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the open-vm- tools-12.2.0-3.el9 build changelog. - authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module rhel-br-9 CVE-2023-20867 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has...

CentOS 8 : open-vm-tools (CESA-2023:7265)

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2023:7265 advisory. - VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges...

RHEL 8 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2023:7264)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:7264 advisory. The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualizati...

Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM contains multiple vulnerabilities

Summary IBM QRadar SIEM includes vulnerable components e.g., framework libraries that could be identified and exploited with automated tools. These have been addressed in the update. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-34058 DESCRIPTION: VMware Tools could allow a remote attacker to gain elevate...

CentOS 7 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2023:5217)

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5217 advisory. - A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-...