vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-34059: ELSA-2023-7265: open-vm-tools security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 26, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 26, 2023
Added
Nov 17, 2023
Modified
Dec 3, 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
oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-desktoporacle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-develoracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-salt-minionoracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-sdmporacle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-test
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