CVE-2022-31676: VMSA-2022-0024

Dell Unity 5.3 contain(s) an Arbitrary File Creation vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by crafting arbitrary files through a request to the server.

Dell VxRail, versions prior to 7.0.410, contain a Container Escape Vulnerability. A local high-privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the container's underlying OS. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.

ISOS firmwares from versions 1.81 to 2.00 contain hardcoded credentials from embedded StreamX installer that integrators are not forced to change.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202210-27 - A vulnerability has been discovered in open-vm-tools which could allow for local privilege escalation. Versions less than 12.1.0 are affected.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-6381-01 - The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-6354-01 - The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-6355-01 - The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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 from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

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 available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

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 from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

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 from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

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 available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

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, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2022-31676: open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine

Ubuntu Security Notice 5578-2 - USN-5578-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges inside the virtual machine.

An insider threat or remote attacker with initial access could exploit CVE-2022-31676 to steal sensitive data and scoop up user credentials for follow-on attacks.

Ubuntu Security Notice 5578-1 - It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges inside the virtual machine.