Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2023:2604-2
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1210695 bsc#1212143
Cross-References:	CVE-2023-20867
CVSS scores:	CVE-2023-20867 ( SUSE ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2023-20867 ( NVD ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:	SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-20867: Fixed authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module (bsc#1212143).

Bug fixes:

• Fixed build problem with grpc 1.54 (bsc#1210695).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.2-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-2604=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-2604=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools0-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-150300.29.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.2.0-150300.29.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20867.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210695
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212143