USN-6365-2: Open VM Tools vulnerability
25 September 2023
Open VM Tools could allow unintended access to network services.
Releases
Packages
- open-vm-tools - Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware
Details
USN-6365-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass SAML token
signature verification and perform VMware Tools Guest Operations.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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open-vm-tools
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2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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open-vm-tools
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2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6365-1: open-vm-tools-sdmp, open-vm-tools-dev, open-vm-tools-salt-minion, open-vm-tools, open-vm-tools-containerinfo, open-vm-tools-desktop