Description
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | open-vm-tools | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | open-vm-tools | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | open-vm-tools | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | No fix yet | — |