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HistoryDec 06, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Open VM Tools vulnerabilities

2023-12-0600:00:00
ubuntu.com
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ubuntu 18.04 esm
ubuntu 16.04 esm
open vm tools
saml tokens
file descriptors
privilege elevation
hijack
guest operations

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

44.4%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • open-vm-tools - Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware

Details

USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A
remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this
issue to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2023-34058)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file
descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools-dbgsym< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools-desktop< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools-desktop-dbgsym< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools-dev< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools-desktop< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchopen-vm-tools-dbgsym< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1UNKNOWN
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