SUSE Security Update: Security update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2022:2935-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1202657 #1202733 
Cross-References:   CVE-2022-31676
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2022-31676 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4
                    SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
                    SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

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

   - Updated to version 12.1.0 (build 20219665) (bsc#1202733):
     - CVE-2022-31676: Fixed an issue that could allow unprivileged users       inside a virtual machine to escalate privileges (bsc#1202657).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-2935=1

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2022-2935=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2022-2935=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-2935=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2022-2935=1



Package List:

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-4.45.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-4.45.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-4.45.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-4.45.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-4.45.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.0-4.45.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.1.0-4.45.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31676.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202657
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202733