SUSE 2022:2935-1 Important: Open-VM-Tools Privilege Escalation
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August 29, 2022
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available
Summary
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:
References
#1202657 #1202733
Cross- 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
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31676.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202657
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202733
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2935-1
Rating: important
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