Improper access control in open-vm-tools - CVE-2023-34059

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82560

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34059

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A local attacker can hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.

open-vm-tools
Storage Defender – Data Protect
PowerStore T
Dell EMC PowerStore Family Operating System
XtremIO X2
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Anolis OS
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
Desktop Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Security Verify Governance
IBM Security Guardium
open-vm-tools-desktop (Ubuntu package)
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu package)
open-vm-tools-desktop
open-vm-tools
open-vm-tools-devel
open-vm-tools-test
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package)
open-vm-tools-sdmp
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo
libvmtools0
open-vm-tools-debuginfo
libvmtools0-debuginfo
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo
open-vm-tools-debugsource
libvmtools-devel
open-vm-tools-salt-minion
open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo
open-vm-tools-containerinfo
open-vm-tools (Debian package)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy

Install updates from vendor's website.

open-vm-tools - update to 12.3.5
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines - update to 6.0 SP2 P1
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.2.0.5
open-vm-tools-desktop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1, 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7, 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4, 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3, 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1, 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7, 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4, 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3, 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
open-vm-tools-desktop - addressed in versions 11.0.5-3, 12.2.5-3
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 11.0.5-3, 12.2.5-3
open-vm-tools-devel - update to 11.0.5-3
open-vm-tools-test - update to 11.0.5-3
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 11.0.5-3.el7_9.9, 11.3.5-1.el9_0.5, 12.1.5-1.el9_2.4, 12.1.5-2.el8_8.4, 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1, 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2
open-vm-tools-sdmp - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
libvmtools0 - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-desktop - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
libvmtools0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-debugsource - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
libvmtools-devel - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 11.3.5-150100.4.37.21.1, 11.3.5-150200.5.16.19.1, 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-sdmp - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-debugsource - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-devel - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-test - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-desktop - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-salt-minion - addressed in versions 12.0.5-4, 12.1.5-3
open-vm-tools-sdmp - update to 12.2.5-3
open-vm-tools - update to 12.3.0-1
open-vm-tools - addressed in versions 12.3.0-3.fc37, 12.3.0-3.fc38, 12.3.0-3.fc39
open-vm-tools-salt-minion - addressed in versions 12.3.0-4.62.1, 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo - update to 12.3.0-150300.43.1
open-vm-tools-containerinfo - update to 12.3.0-150300.43.1
Storage Defender – Data Protect - update to 2.0.1
PowerStore T - update to 3.6.1.2-2315284
Dell EMC PowerStore Family Operating System - update to 4.0.0.0-2284811
XtremIO X2 - update to 6.4.2-13
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 7 IF04
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 8.0.201
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy - addressed in versions 19.9.0.4, 19.10
open-vm-tools (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3, 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6p8-m5f4-4vmp

• Improper access control in VMware open-vm-tools
• SUSE update for open-vm-tools
• SUSE update for open-vm-tools
• SUSE update for open-vm-tools
• SUSE update for open-vm-tools
• Fedora 39 update for open-vm-tools
• Fedora 38 update for open-vm-tools
• Fedora 37 update for open-vm-tools
• Ubuntu update for open-vm-tools
• Debian update for open-vm-tools
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support update for open-vm-tools
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for open-vm-tools
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support update for open-vm-tools
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support update for open-vm-tools
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for open-vm-tools
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for open-vm-tools
• Ubuntu update for open-vm-tools
• CentOS 7 update for open-vm-tools
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Defender - Data Protect
• openEuler 22.03 LTS update for open-vm-tools
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for open-vm-tools
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP2 update for open-vm-tools
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStore Family
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStoreT OS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell XtremIO X2
• Amazon Linux AMI update for open-vm-tools
• Anolis OS update for open-vm-tools
• Anolis OS update for open-vm-tools
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
• Ubuntu update for open-vm-tools