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RHSA-2023:3949: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update
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 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-2023:3949 - 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 8.
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 8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 2213087 - CVE-2023-20867 open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.src.rpm
SHA-256: 4c99b53b3452d818122b1a8761be216b4b15332f065b33e2df8e9c8734e4a7d6
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 87da7ba72fd0de01d402d57cbe8a381b854821a14baec554011f2d1604a06269
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: eaa1736602c47d33666039ad621aebdba13ed22a03a2168d333d87093502edc7
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 15f504317e6b62142b4bb024f85e97b94c9a02bac8f21fb6f91eba2f536f6e3d
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2bd999cf9204f15f0984ba0a0f2bc99b2a11cd327fc33da51e2a22582c106c41
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 28c7d36ee5c6841f644124e2580443237dd3f5fb00fcd1e234ced85e513bd0e3
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 172c0e2c7206c383811ab60f83f0c3c7c404ed6e01222ecc3b1e1e287bb84139
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: c0835eacaffbf2cca492793455382bddc56e439b4628689cd1b2039874b4e663
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 09db8e76706971a39507e574380739e2fc3d5cfe2f1da3cc49259f219a67cee5
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 54b860f22d94c616102dacec04d9a8cffdfdaf32b27ad532eb79e428153821e9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.src.rpm
SHA-256: 4c99b53b3452d818122b1a8761be216b4b15332f065b33e2df8e9c8734e4a7d6
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 87da7ba72fd0de01d402d57cbe8a381b854821a14baec554011f2d1604a06269
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: eaa1736602c47d33666039ad621aebdba13ed22a03a2168d333d87093502edc7
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 15f504317e6b62142b4bb024f85e97b94c9a02bac8f21fb6f91eba2f536f6e3d
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2bd999cf9204f15f0984ba0a0f2bc99b2a11cd327fc33da51e2a22582c106c41
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 28c7d36ee5c6841f644124e2580443237dd3f5fb00fcd1e234ced85e513bd0e3
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 172c0e2c7206c383811ab60f83f0c3c7c404ed6e01222ecc3b1e1e287bb84139
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: c0835eacaffbf2cca492793455382bddc56e439b4628689cd1b2039874b4e663
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 09db8e76706971a39507e574380739e2fc3d5cfe2f1da3cc49259f219a67cee5
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 54b860f22d94c616102dacec04d9a8cffdfdaf32b27ad532eb79e428153821e9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.src.rpm
SHA-256: 4c99b53b3452d818122b1a8761be216b4b15332f065b33e2df8e9c8734e4a7d6
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 87da7ba72fd0de01d402d57cbe8a381b854821a14baec554011f2d1604a06269
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: eaa1736602c47d33666039ad621aebdba13ed22a03a2168d333d87093502edc7
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 15f504317e6b62142b4bb024f85e97b94c9a02bac8f21fb6f91eba2f536f6e3d
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2bd999cf9204f15f0984ba0a0f2bc99b2a11cd327fc33da51e2a22582c106c41
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 28c7d36ee5c6841f644124e2580443237dd3f5fb00fcd1e234ced85e513bd0e3
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 172c0e2c7206c383811ab60f83f0c3c7c404ed6e01222ecc3b1e1e287bb84139
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: c0835eacaffbf2cca492793455382bddc56e439b4628689cd1b2039874b4e663
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 09db8e76706971a39507e574380739e2fc3d5cfe2f1da3cc49259f219a67cee5
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 54b860f22d94c616102dacec04d9a8cffdfdaf32b27ad532eb79e428153821e9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8
SRPM
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.src.rpm
SHA-256: 4c99b53b3452d818122b1a8761be216b4b15332f065b33e2df8e9c8734e4a7d6
x86_64
open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 87da7ba72fd0de01d402d57cbe8a381b854821a14baec554011f2d1604a06269
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: eaa1736602c47d33666039ad621aebdba13ed22a03a2168d333d87093502edc7
open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 15f504317e6b62142b4bb024f85e97b94c9a02bac8f21fb6f91eba2f536f6e3d
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 2bd999cf9204f15f0984ba0a0f2bc99b2a11cd327fc33da51e2a22582c106c41
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 28c7d36ee5c6841f644124e2580443237dd3f5fb00fcd1e234ced85e513bd0e3
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 172c0e2c7206c383811ab60f83f0c3c7c404ed6e01222ecc3b1e1e287bb84139
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: c0835eacaffbf2cca492793455382bddc56e439b4628689cd1b2039874b4e663
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 09db8e76706971a39507e574380739e2fc3d5cfe2f1da3cc49259f219a67cee5
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
SHA-256: 54b860f22d94c616102dacec04d9a8cffdfdaf32b27ad532eb79e428153821e9
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