ALSA-2023:3949

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-3949.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:3949.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2023:3949
Related
Published
2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
Modified
2023-07-14T10:46:16Z
Summary
Low: open-vm-tools security update
Details

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: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module (CVE-2023-20867)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma

AlmaLinux:8 / open-vm-tools-desktop

Package

Name
open-vm-tools-desktop

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma

AlmaLinux:8 / open-vm-tools-salt-minion

Package

Name
open-vm-tools-salt-minion

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma

AlmaLinux:8 / open-vm-tools-sdmp

Package

Name
open-vm-tools-sdmp

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma