vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-34059: Important priority package update for open-vm-tools
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 26, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 26, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
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.
A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows a malicious actor with non-root privileges to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor, allowing them to simulate user inputs.
/dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows a malicious actor with non-root privileges to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor, allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-toolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-desktopamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-salt-minionamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-sdmpamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-testamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo
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