Source: open-vm-tools
X-Debbugs-CC: t...@security.debian.org
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Hi,

The following vulnerabilities were published for open-vm-tools.

CVE-2023-34059[0]:
| open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the
| vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges
| may be able to hijack the  /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them
| to simulate user inputs.

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3

CVE-2023-34058[1]:
| VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability. A
| malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges
| https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-
| security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html  in a target
| virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that
| target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged  Guest
| Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-
| public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-
| db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/1
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/CVE-2023-34058.patch/CVE-2023-34058.patch


If you fix the vulnerabilities please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) ids in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-34059
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34059
[1] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-34058
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34058

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

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