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: 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.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | open-vm-tools | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | open-vm-tools-desktop | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | open-vm-tools-salt-minion | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | open-vm-tools-sdmp | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma |
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