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:A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest virtual machine (VM) may tamper with the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM. (CVE-2025-22247)
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 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-desktop | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-devel | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-salt-minion | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-sdmp | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | open-vm-tools-test | 12.5.0-1.el9.alma.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.1
Insecure file handling vulnerability
VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.