This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:
Update to 12.5.2:
Security fixes:
* CVE-2025-22247: Fixed Insecure file handling (bsc#1243106)
Other fixes:
* Fixed GCC 15 compile time error (bsc#1241938)
* Fix building with containerd 1.7.25+ (bsc#1237147)
Full changelog:
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.2/ReleaseNotes.md
tools/ChangeLog
## 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 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1565=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1565=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1565=1
* Containers Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP6-2025-1565=1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1565=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
* libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* libvmtools-devel-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* libvmtools0-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
* open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
* libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
* open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.2-150600.3.12.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1237147
* bsc#1241938
* bsc#1243106
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22247.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237147
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241938
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243106
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