CVE-2023-34059: - File Descriptor Hijack vulnerability in open-vm-tools
First published: Wed Oct 25 2023(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@vmware.com security@vmware.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware Open Vm Tools | >=11.0.0<=12.3.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =12.0 | |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+ | 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+ |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3 | 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3 |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 | 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu/open-vm-tools | <2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+ | 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+ |
| redhat/open-vm-tools | <11.0.0 | 11.0.0 |
| IBM Security Guardium | <=11.3 | |
| IBM Security Guardium | <=11.4 | |
| IBM Security Guardium | <=11.5 | |
| IBM Security Guardium | <=12.0 | |
| debian/open-vm-tools | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 2:12.4.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-34059
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/CVE-2023-34059.patch/CVE-2023-34059.patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-34059
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6463-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6463-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34059
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34059
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34059
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2246962
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7261
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7264
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7276
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7265
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7277
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7279
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2246096
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269798
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150840 (Advisory)
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