SUSE update for open-vm-tools

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU80188

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20900

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of SAML token signature. A remote attacker can bypass SAML token signature verification and perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) network positioning between vCenter server and the virtual machine.

Mitigation

Update the affected package open-vm-tools to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

open-vm-tools-salt-minion: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-debugsource: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

libvmtools0-debuginfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-sdmp: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

libvmtools0: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-containerinfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-debuginfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

open-vm-tools-desktop: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

libvmtools-devel: before 12.2.0-150300.33.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-salt-minion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvmtools0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-sdmp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvmtools0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-containerinfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:open-vm-tools-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libvmtools-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233507-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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