QID 242467

Date Published: 2023-11-16

QID 242467: Red Hat Update for open-vm-tools (RHSA-2023:7279)

The open virtual machine tools are the open source implementation of the vmware tools.
They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines...Security Fix(es):

    open-vm-tools: saml token signature bypass (cve-2023-34058).
    Open-vm-tools: file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper (cve-2023-34059).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for scientific computing 7 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:7279 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242467

    CVE-2023-34058 | CVE-2023-34059 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:7279 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7279
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