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RHSA-2023:3948: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update
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 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-2023:3948 - Security Advisory
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Synopsis
Low: open-vm-tools security 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 9.
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.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.2 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.2 aarch64
Fixes
- BZ - 2213087 - CVE-2023-20867 open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 9d4e2064f45a60463367f648a3e45804a7f0eb4fe76a1f8b7abfe432a72303f6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: ce6857458cfd2a9a62aa315d5a12d7a6bee47a9bbff96f4d24eaa2af6088d439
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: e8b0013fdf8987bfd000da7503a4ff703518795b619025a7dc04a66b8dccc8a2
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6fc9e70b0d5bb8251f51652644d961ae1580b640c24dc73e37aea106482dbbb8
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2119e15a3c7c5386f8121865dda642a7feb08262de475f5ae59108c4f507627b
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 29870038fa56b572d6859014cca33a8c7f3fef4e75f76974340e59fddeee7014
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 76f70a89bb87a087af39973e24c2e90359a369f33b01b32e32768efd9fa04439
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 90f815206102fba4d5487c0040623fd8cb2665d77524dd23a6b2aa9652f76ff0
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b4dc6f7d4d67aea9e8569a4f4667b63e79e46831e00e571ecaefab8a2a0e7b4f
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6811b878d143f7ca18584f64121451839fe10e8e95b681b151d0e4038d267757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.2
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 9d4e2064f45a60463367f648a3e45804a7f0eb4fe76a1f8b7abfe432a72303f6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: ce6857458cfd2a9a62aa315d5a12d7a6bee47a9bbff96f4d24eaa2af6088d439
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: e8b0013fdf8987bfd000da7503a4ff703518795b619025a7dc04a66b8dccc8a2
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6fc9e70b0d5bb8251f51652644d961ae1580b640c24dc73e37aea106482dbbb8
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2119e15a3c7c5386f8121865dda642a7feb08262de475f5ae59108c4f507627b
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 29870038fa56b572d6859014cca33a8c7f3fef4e75f76974340e59fddeee7014
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 76f70a89bb87a087af39973e24c2e90359a369f33b01b32e32768efd9fa04439
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 90f815206102fba4d5487c0040623fd8cb2665d77524dd23a6b2aa9652f76ff0
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b4dc6f7d4d67aea9e8569a4f4667b63e79e46831e00e571ecaefab8a2a0e7b4f
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6811b878d143f7ca18584f64121451839fe10e8e95b681b151d0e4038d267757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.2
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 9d4e2064f45a60463367f648a3e45804a7f0eb4fe76a1f8b7abfe432a72303f6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: ce6857458cfd2a9a62aa315d5a12d7a6bee47a9bbff96f4d24eaa2af6088d439
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: e8b0013fdf8987bfd000da7503a4ff703518795b619025a7dc04a66b8dccc8a2
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6fc9e70b0d5bb8251f51652644d961ae1580b640c24dc73e37aea106482dbbb8
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2119e15a3c7c5386f8121865dda642a7feb08262de475f5ae59108c4f507627b
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 29870038fa56b572d6859014cca33a8c7f3fef4e75f76974340e59fddeee7014
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 76f70a89bb87a087af39973e24c2e90359a369f33b01b32e32768efd9fa04439
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 90f815206102fba4d5487c0040623fd8cb2665d77524dd23a6b2aa9652f76ff0
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b4dc6f7d4d67aea9e8569a4f4667b63e79e46831e00e571ecaefab8a2a0e7b4f
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6811b878d143f7ca18584f64121451839fe10e8e95b681b151d0e4038d267757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
aarch64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 7a26da95e9dc4bada4c99e10c4ac6bb36b9ebe654372958b728a9499d67c2fa6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 910b1ab7d8289b5a54c4b9b0dfa8724b83b232f4abe1e1d3834616d6a4cc5064
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: f8d74b3f2eb149b0d63292d46e15af3789310d2bbed634e92373704c30a86f2a
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 606910b6700affbd849ba5ac70427994f96bc9cfaac01528e66c5aa2a0e432c6
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a7e77f5ae25e6269834c5d6cb7b0e52ceb66d3df05fc01acdafaa2e81fce5686
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a2478b113b702025c271ee3c9bb8476a6ea3b28817950bf16dc4c8795ee06336
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 545dff5532178285025f1a6ed77e5aa0ad188cf0e49117a16bc8e12a01099e19
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 5c7457568b4bee8f3f26298fd4d4ddf9a8165eb15d7c83143a50280425a9730b
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.2
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
aarch64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 7a26da95e9dc4bada4c99e10c4ac6bb36b9ebe654372958b728a9499d67c2fa6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 910b1ab7d8289b5a54c4b9b0dfa8724b83b232f4abe1e1d3834616d6a4cc5064
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: f8d74b3f2eb149b0d63292d46e15af3789310d2bbed634e92373704c30a86f2a
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 606910b6700affbd849ba5ac70427994f96bc9cfaac01528e66c5aa2a0e432c6
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a7e77f5ae25e6269834c5d6cb7b0e52ceb66d3df05fc01acdafaa2e81fce5686
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a2478b113b702025c271ee3c9bb8476a6ea3b28817950bf16dc4c8795ee06336
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 545dff5532178285025f1a6ed77e5aa0ad188cf0e49117a16bc8e12a01099e19
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 5c7457568b4bee8f3f26298fd4d4ddf9a8165eb15d7c83143a50280425a9730b
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.2
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 9d4e2064f45a60463367f648a3e45804a7f0eb4fe76a1f8b7abfe432a72303f6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: ce6857458cfd2a9a62aa315d5a12d7a6bee47a9bbff96f4d24eaa2af6088d439
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: e8b0013fdf8987bfd000da7503a4ff703518795b619025a7dc04a66b8dccc8a2
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6fc9e70b0d5bb8251f51652644d961ae1580b640c24dc73e37aea106482dbbb8
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2119e15a3c7c5386f8121865dda642a7feb08262de475f5ae59108c4f507627b
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 29870038fa56b572d6859014cca33a8c7f3fef4e75f76974340e59fddeee7014
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 76f70a89bb87a087af39973e24c2e90359a369f33b01b32e32768efd9fa04439
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 90f815206102fba4d5487c0040623fd8cb2665d77524dd23a6b2aa9652f76ff0
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: b4dc6f7d4d67aea9e8569a4f4667b63e79e46831e00e571ecaefab8a2a0e7b4f
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 6811b878d143f7ca18584f64121451839fe10e8e95b681b151d0e4038d267757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.2
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.src.rpm
SHA-256: c3edf1b05dab208cb876fa5be4a8cf7f68eb33691d8ba15407bd951df1058446
aarch64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 7a26da95e9dc4bada4c99e10c4ac6bb36b9ebe654372958b728a9499d67c2fa6
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 910b1ab7d8289b5a54c4b9b0dfa8724b83b232f4abe1e1d3834616d6a4cc5064
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: f8d74b3f2eb149b0d63292d46e15af3789310d2bbed634e92373704c30a86f2a
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 606910b6700affbd849ba5ac70427994f96bc9cfaac01528e66c5aa2a0e432c6
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a7e77f5ae25e6269834c5d6cb7b0e52ceb66d3df05fc01acdafaa2e81fce5686
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: a2478b113b702025c271ee3c9bb8476a6ea3b28817950bf16dc4c8795ee06336
open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 545dff5532178285025f1a6ed77e5aa0ad188cf0e49117a16bc8e12a01099e19
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm
SHA-256: 5c7457568b4bee8f3f26298fd4d4ddf9a8165eb15d7c83143a50280425a9730b
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This comprises three vulnerabilities that Apple patched this week (CVE-2023-32434, CVE-2023-32435, and CVE-2023-32439), two flaws in VMware (CVE-2023-20867 and CVE-2023-20887), and one shortcoming impacting Zyxel
VMware has flagged that a recently patched critical command injection vulnerability in Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20887, could allow a malicious actor with network access to the product to perform a command injection attack, resulting in remote code execution. It impacts VMware
The Chinese state-sponsored group known as UNC3886 has been found to exploit a zero-day flaw in VMware ESXi hosts to backdoor Windows and Linux systems. The VMware Tools authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20867 (CVSS score: 3.9), "enabled the execution of privileged commands across Windows, Linux, and PhotonOS (vCenter) guest VMs without authentication of guest credentials
Mandiant's ongoing investigation of UNC3886 has uncovered new details of threat actors' TTPs.
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.