SUSE update for open-vm-tools

Published: 2023-10-30

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-34058 CVE-2023-34059
CWE-ID	CWE-285 CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Local network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-sdmp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libvmtools0-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libvmtools0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component open-vm-tools-salt-minion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU82520

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34058

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling SAML token signature. A remote attacker that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges 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.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-debuginfo: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-sdmp: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

libvmtools0-debuginfo: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-desktop: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

libvmtools0: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-debugsource: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

open-vm-tools-salt-minion: before 12.3.0-4.62.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234228-1/

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.

2) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU82560

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34059

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control