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| author |   GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org> | 2022-10-31 01:23:04 +0000 |
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| committer |   John Helmert III <ajak@gentoo.org> | 2022-10-30 20:40:16 -0500 |
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| parent | [ GLSA 202210-26 ] Shadow: TOCTOU Race (diff) | |
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[ GLSA 202210-27 ] open-vm-tools: Local Privilege Escalation
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/866227
Signed-off-by: GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John Helmert III <ajak@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/glsa-202210-27.xml b/glsa-202210-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d8bb0cfcd2cc --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-202210-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202210-27"> + <title>open-vm-tools: Local Privilege Escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been discovered in open-vm-tools which could allow for local privilege escalation.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">open-vm-tools</product> + <announced>2022-10-31</announced> + <revised count="1">2022-10-31</revised> + <bug>866227</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-emulation/open-vm-tools" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">12.1.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">12.1.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>open-vm-tools contains tools for VMware guests.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A pipe accessible to unprivileged users in the VMWare guest does not sufficiently sanitize input.</p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>An unprivileged guest user could achieve root privileges within the guest.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All open-vm-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/open-vm-tools-12.1.0" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31676">CVE-2022-31676</uri> + <uri>VMSA-2022-0024.1</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2022-10-31T01:23:04.771992Z">ajak</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2022-10-31T01:23:04.777600Z">ajak</metadata> +</glsa>
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