Improper Authentication Affecting open-vm-tools package, versions <2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.16% (53rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-OPENVMTOOLS-5710940
- published 16 Jun 2023
- disclosed 13 Jun 2023
Introduced: 13 Jun 2023
CVE-2023-20867 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 open-vm-tools to version 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream open-vm-tools package and not the open-vm-tools package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-20867
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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