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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-34059: ELSA-2023-7277: open-vm-tools security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-34059: ELSA-2023-7277: open-vm-tools security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/26/2023
Created
11/21/2023
Added
11/17/2023
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

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. A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows a malicious actor with non-root privileges to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor, allowing them to simulate user inputs.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-desktop
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-salt-minion
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-sdmp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-open-vm-tools-test

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