Summary
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.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | open-vm-tools | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | open-vm-tools | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.1
A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vspher…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20900