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Debian: DSA-5543-1 Critical: Open VMware Tools Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey October 31, 2023
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Uncover vital enhancements in Open VMware Tools tackling security vulnerabilities to avert privilege escalation risks.
Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which could result in privilege escalation
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security advisory privilege escalation Debian critical update open-vm-tools

Summary

Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which
could result in privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2.

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/



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Package: open-vm-tools
CVE ID: CVE-2023-34058 CVE-2023-34059

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security advisory privilege escalation Debian critical update open-vm-tools

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