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RHSA-2023:3944: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security and bug fix update
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 Low. 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-2023-20867: A flaw was found in the open-vm-tools package. An attacker with root access privileges over ESXi may be able to cause an authentication bypass in the vgauth module. This may lead to compromised confidentiality and integrity.
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Issued:
2023-06-29
Updated:
2023-06-29
RHSA-2023:3944 - Security Advisory
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- Updated Packages
Synopsis
Low: open-vm-tools security and bug fix update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Low
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Topic
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 Low. 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.
Description
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.
Security Fix(es):
- open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module (CVE-2023-20867)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
- [ESXi] [RHEL7] vmtoolsd task is blocked in the uninterruptible state while attempting to delete (unlink) the file ‘quiesce_manifest.xml’ (BZ#1880404)
- [ESXi][RHEL7.9][open-vm-tools] Snapshot of the RHEL7 guest on the VMWare ESXi hypervisor failed vm hangs (BZ#1994590)
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1994590 - [ESXi][RHEL7.9][open-vm-tools] Snapshot of the RHEL7 guest on the VMWare ESXi hypervisor failed vm hangs
- BZ - 2213087 - CVE-2023-20867 open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
SRPM
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.src.rpm
SHA-256: e9a9e3ce385a6b813bcd7da117abac38b1cc96138ce51139085fe3245b30051e
x86_64
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 44722682189cb2936bc274121e7978bdb0fb20fb762bcc191f15f4ac6e478637
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 4f8fffe4d69c9752b8488a0396f00cec6d6a382f9d9a2a9fc2925264b92a67b7
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b60578c5c48f9f3ed7126eb1bf322ffe4c791ca1ce0c213fc4841767e17344c3
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 136d44c373ec59c58f1cb542d250d54ba6a20c17e8b69701a9e4e2557d755727
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
SRPM
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.src.rpm
SHA-256: e9a9e3ce385a6b813bcd7da117abac38b1cc96138ce51139085fe3245b30051e
x86_64
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 44722682189cb2936bc274121e7978bdb0fb20fb762bcc191f15f4ac6e478637
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 4f8fffe4d69c9752b8488a0396f00cec6d6a382f9d9a2a9fc2925264b92a67b7
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b60578c5c48f9f3ed7126eb1bf322ffe4c791ca1ce0c213fc4841767e17344c3
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 136d44c373ec59c58f1cb542d250d54ba6a20c17e8b69701a9e4e2557d755727
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7
SRPM
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.src.rpm
SHA-256: e9a9e3ce385a6b813bcd7da117abac38b1cc96138ce51139085fe3245b30051e
x86_64
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 44722682189cb2936bc274121e7978bdb0fb20fb762bcc191f15f4ac6e478637
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 4f8fffe4d69c9752b8488a0396f00cec6d6a382f9d9a2a9fc2925264b92a67b7
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b60578c5c48f9f3ed7126eb1bf322ffe4c791ca1ce0c213fc4841767e17344c3
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 136d44c373ec59c58f1cb542d250d54ba6a20c17e8b69701a9e4e2557d755727
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7
SRPM
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.src.rpm
SHA-256: e9a9e3ce385a6b813bcd7da117abac38b1cc96138ce51139085fe3245b30051e
x86_64
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 44722682189cb2936bc274121e7978bdb0fb20fb762bcc191f15f4ac6e478637
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 7742ea480f5b6e5455027d2e4c066d17a4861d8e113404a076107e91eb2ea1b0
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 4f8fffe4d69c9752b8488a0396f00cec6d6a382f9d9a2a9fc2925264b92a67b7
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b60578c5c48f9f3ed7126eb1bf322ffe4c791ca1ce0c213fc4841767e17344c3
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 136d44c373ec59c58f1cb542d250d54ba6a20c17e8b69701a9e4e2557d755727
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