USN-7785-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7785-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7785-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7785-1
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Published
2025-09-29T17:29:53.030053Z
Modified
2025-09-30T10:01:50.086572Z
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled permissions with version checking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges inside a virtual machine.

This update disables the SDMP get-versions.sh script, so version information may no longer be made available.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1

Affected versions

2:10.*

2:10.3.10-3ubuntu1

2:11.*

2:11.0.1-2
2:11.0.1-3
2:11.0.1-3ubuntu1
2:11.0.1-4
2:11.0.5-1
2:11.0.5-2
2:11.0.5-3
2:11.0.5-4
2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.1.5-1~ubuntu20.04.2
2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.2
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.4
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3

Affected versions

2:11.*

2:11.3.0-2ubuntu1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu2
2:11.3.5-1
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu2
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu3
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1

2:12.*

2:12.1.0-1~ubuntu0.22.04.1
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1
2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2

Affected versions

2:12.*

2:12.3.0-1
2:12.3.5-1
2:12.3.5-3
2:12.3.5-4
2:12.3.5-5build1
2:12.3.5-5build2
2:12.3.5-5build3
2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.1
2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2:12.*

2:12.4.5-1
2:12.5.0-1
2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ]
}