Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2940-1
Rating: important
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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:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

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

  • 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2022-2940=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-10.2.0-9.9.1
    • libvmtools0-10.2.0-9.9.1

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