vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2009-1143: open-vm-tools: access bypass due to realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 23, 2022 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 23, 2022
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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