Gentoo update for open-vm-tools



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-31676
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

app-emulation/open-vm-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU66726

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31676

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local unprivileged user on the guest OS can execute arbitrary code as a root user in the virtual machine.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-emulation/open-vm-tools to version: 12.1.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-emulation/open-vm-tools: before 12.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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