USN-5578-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5578-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5578-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5578-2
Related
Published
2022-08-24T16:32:44.879003Z
Modified
2022-08-24T16:32:44.879003Z
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details

USN-5578-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges inside the virtual machine.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3

2:10.*

2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1
2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1
2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1
2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2
2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        }
    ]
}