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openSUSE: 2023:4227-1 Critical: Open-Vm-Tools Privilege Escalation Fix

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Calendar Grey October 27, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important open-vm-tools patch for openSUSE tackling SAML signature bypass and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-34058: Fixed a SAML token signature bypass issue (bsc#1216432)

Description

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-34058: Fixed a SAML token signature bypass issue (bsc#1216432).

* CVE-2023-34059: Fixed a privilege escalation issue through vmware-user-suid-

wrapper (bsc#1216433).

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important threat mitigation openSUSE open-vm-tools SAML bypass

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4227=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-4227=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-4227=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4227=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4227=1

* Basesystem...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)

* open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools-devel-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (x86_64)

* open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (x86_64)

* open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.43.1

* libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.43.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1216432

* bsc#1216433

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34058.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34059.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216432

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216433

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4227-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important threat mitigation openSUSE open-vm-tools SAML bypass

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