Package: open-vm-tools Version: 2:13.0.5 open-vm-tools 13.0.5 was released on Sept 29, 2025 - based on build 24915695
There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.5 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a security issue. This release resolves [CVE-2025-41244]( https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41244). For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products, see [VMSA-2025-0015]( https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 ). - A patch to address CVE-2025-41244 on earlier open-vm-tools releases is provided to the Linux community at [CVE-2025-41244.patch]( https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/tree/CVE-2025-41244.patch). A minor enhancement has been made for Guest OS Customization. The DeployPkg plugin has been updated to use "systemctl reboot", if available. For complete details, see: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-13.0.5. Release Notes are available at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/ReleaseNotes.md. For a more complete list of issues addressed in this release, see the [What's New]( https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/ReleaseNotes.md#whatsnew) and [Resolved Issues ]( https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/ReleaseNotes.md#resolved-issues) section of the Release Notes. The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 13.0.5 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog An additional one-off patch is available for Guest OS Customization to handle the new exit code 2 (recoverable error) from cloud-init. This patch can be directly applied to the open-vm-tools source from version 12.1.5 through 13.0.5. If desired, download this patch from https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/tree/Handle-new-cloud-init-error-code.patch Please rebase open-vm-tools to release 13.0.5 on supported Debian releases as appropriate.
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