Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support update for open-vm-tools

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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.2

open-vm-tools (Red Hat package): before 11.0.0-4.el8_2.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6355

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.