vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-20900: ELSA-2023-5217: open-vm-tools security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-20 | 2024-12-06 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2023-08-31
Added
2023-09-20
Modified
2024-12-06
Description
A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .
An improper signature verification flaw was found in open-vm-tools that may lead to a bypass of SAML token signature. A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias.
An improper signature verification flaw was found in open-vm-tools that may lead to a bypass of SAML token signature. A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias.
Solution(s)
oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-desktoporacle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-salt-minionoracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-sdmporacle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-test
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