open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-testUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktop | Nov 17, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-testUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-devel | Nov 3, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-testUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-develUpgrade open-vm-tools-debugsourceUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-test-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktop | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 26, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-develUpgrade open-vm-tools-test | Nov 16, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools | Nov 2, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024225 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 29, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024287 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-nox11Upgrade open-vm-tools | Nov 2, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-develUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-test | Nov 17, 2023 | Oct 26, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-test-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-develUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-debugsourceUpgrade open-vm-tools-testUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-debuginfo | Nov 16, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-debugsourceUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools-debuginfoUpgrade open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo | Mar 5, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade open-vm-tools-salt-minionUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-containerinfoUpgrade libvmtools0Upgrade libvmtools-devel | Oct 30, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade open-vm-toolsUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktop | Nov 1, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 27, 2023 |
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