USN-6463-2: open-vm-tools Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 06-12-2023Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-6463-2 is a vulnerability in open-vm-tools Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
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No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2023-34058CVE-2023-34059

Timeline

  1. 06-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

open-vm-tools vulnerabilities USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2023-34058) Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • open-vm-tools< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4 | < 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3

1 vendor · 1 product

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