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Oracle Linux 10: ELSA-2025-17429 open-vm-tools Important CVE-2025-41244

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2025
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Important security advisory for Oracle Linux 10 addressing CVE-2025-41244 in open-vm-tools with vital updates.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 10 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1] - Fix spaces in vmware udev rule for scsi devices [Orabug: 24461968] - Fix vmware udev rule in 99-vmware-scsi-timeout.rules file. [Orabug: 22815019] - Increase timeout for scsi devices on VMWare guests by adding a udev rule. [Orabug: 21819156] [12.5.0-1.el10_0.1] - ovt-Address-CVE-2025-41244.patch [RHEL-117381] - Resolves: RHEL-117381 ([CISA Major Incident] CVE-2025-41244 open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools [rhel-10.0.z])

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security advisory security issue local privilege escalation important Oracle Linux open-vm-tools

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol10/SRPMS-updates/open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.src.rpm

x86_64

open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.x86_64.rpm open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.x86_64.rpm open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.x86_64.rpm open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.x86_64.rpm open-vm-tools-test-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.aarch64.rpm open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.aarch64.rpm open-vm-tools-test-12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-41244

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