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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5493-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 10, 2023                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : open-vm-tools
CVE ID         : CVE-2023-20867 CVE-2023-20900
Debian Bug     : 1050970

Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which
may result in a man-in-the-middle attack or authentication bypass.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/open-vm-tools

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5493-1: open-vm-tools security update

September 10, 2023
Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which may result in a man-in-the-middle attack or authentication bypass

Summary

Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which
may result in a man-in-the-middle attack or authentication bypass.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/open-vm-tools

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : open-vm-tools
CVE ID : CVE-2023-20867 CVE-2023-20900
Debian Bug : 1050970

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