Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-31676

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-31676

Published: August 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66726
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31676
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

VMware Tools
IBM Qradar SIEM
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
CentOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Fedora
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
Dell Data Protection Central
open-vm-tools
PowerStore T
XtremIO X2
BIG-IP
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
libvmtools0
libvmtools0-debuginfo
open-vm-tools
open-vm-tools-debuginfo
open-vm-tools-debugsource
open-vm-tools-desktop
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu package)
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package)
open-vm-tools-test
open-vm-tools-devel
libvmtools-devel
open-vm-tools (Debian package)
open-vm-tools-sdmp
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo
app-emulation/open-vm-tools
IBM Security Guardium
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy
RecoverPoint for VMs
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2022-31676

Install updates from vendor's website.

VMware Tools - addressed in versions 10.3.25, 12.1.0
IBM Qradar SIEM - addressed in versions 7.4.3 Fix Pack 9, 7.5.0 Update Pack 5
open-vm-tools - update to 12.1.0
PowerStore T - update to 3.5.0.1-2083289
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy - update to 4.3.0-36
RecoverPoint for VMs - update to 6.0.SP1.P1
XtremIO X2 - update to 6.4.2-13
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - addressed in versions 7.0.401, 8.0.000
libvmtools0 - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
libvmtools0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools-debugsource - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools-desktop - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo - addressed in versions 10.2.0-9.9.1, 10.3.10-3.34.1, 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:10.2.03~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1, 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2, 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3, 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 10.3.10-3.el8_1.3, 11.0.0-4.el8_2.1, 11.0.5-3.el7_9.4, 11.2.0-2.el8_4.1, 11.3.5-1.el8_6.1, 11.3.5-1.el9_0.1
open-vm-tools-test - update to 11.0.5-3
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 11.0.5-3, 11.3.5-1
open-vm-tools-desktop - addressed in versions 11.0.5-3, 11.3.5-1
open-vm-tools-devel - update to 11.0.5-3
libvmtools-devel - addressed in versions 11.0.5-150000.3.29.1, 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools (Debian package) - update to 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1
open-vm-tools-sdmp - update to 11.3.5-1
open-vm-tools-sdmp - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.11.1, 12.1.0-4.45.1, 12.1.0-150300.19.1
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 12.0.5-3.fc35, 12.0.5-3.fc36, 12.0.5-3.fc37, 12.1.0-1.fc35, 12.1.0-1.fc37
app-emulation/open-vm-tools - update to 12.1.0

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