Summary
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: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine (CVE-2022-31676)
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.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools | 11.3.5-1.el9_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-desktop | 11.3.5-1.el9_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-sdmp | 11.3.5-1.el9_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-test | 11.3.5-1.el9_0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with lo…