Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-20867: 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.
Fixed packages 11
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-debuginfo | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-debugsource | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-desktop | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-devel | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-salt-minion | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-sdmp | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-test | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo | 0:12.2.5-1.amzn2023 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Low 3.9
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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.
KEV Jun 23, 2023
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-20867.html