Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4228-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-34058 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-34058 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-34059 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

Description:

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

  • CVE-2023-34058: Fixed a SAML token signature bypass issue (bsc#1216432).
  • CVE-2023-34059: Fixed a privilege escalation issue through vmware-user-suid-wrapper (bsc#1216433).

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 for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4228=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4228=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4228=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-12.3.0-4.62.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-4.62.1

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