Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2022:2936-1
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1202657 bsc#1202733
Cross-References:	CVE-2022-31676
CVSS scores:	CVE-2022-31676 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-31676 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP3 Basesystem Module 15-SP4 Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3 Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 openSUSE Leap 15.3 openSUSE Leap 15.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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:

• Updated to version 12.1.0 (build 20219665) (bsc#1202733):
• CVE-2022-31676: Fixed an issue that could allow unprivileged users inside a virtual machine to escalate privileges (bsc#1202657).

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:

• openSUSE Leap 15.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2022-2936=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-2936=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2022-2936=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2022-2936=1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2022-2936=1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP4-2022-2936=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2022-2936=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2022-2936=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2022-2936=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
  • libvmtools-devel-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • libvmtools-devel-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools-devel-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (x86_64)
  • libvmtools-devel-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (x86_64)
  • open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1
  • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31676.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202657
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202733