USN-6463-1: Open VM Tools vulnerabilities

Packages

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

Details

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A
remote attacker Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue
to escalate 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)

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A
remote attacker Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue
to escalate 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)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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Ubuntu Release	Package Version
23.10 mantic	open-vm-tools – 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
23.10 mantic	open-vm-tools-desktop – 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
23.04 lunar	open-vm-tools – 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3
23.04 lunar	open-vm-tools-desktop – 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3
22.04 jammy	open-vm-tools – 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
22.04 jammy	open-vm-tools-desktop – 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
20.04 focal	open-vm-tools – 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7
20.04 focal	open-vm-tools-desktop – 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7

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USN-6463-2

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