vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6257-1 (CVE-2023-20867): Open VM Tools vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jun 13, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 13, 2023
Added
Jul 28, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-open-vm-toolsubuntu-upgrade-open-vm-tools
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