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SUSE: 2025:01658-1 moderate: open-vm-tools security fix

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
This patch resolves problems in open-vm-tools, incorporating security enhancements to address a vulnerability related to improper file management.
* bsc#1237147 * bsc#1237180 * bsc#1241938 * bsc#1243106

Summary

## 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) * Fixed building with containerd 1.7.25+ (bsc#1237147) * Ensure vmtoolsd.service and vgauthd.service are set to enabled by default (bsc#1237180) 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 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1658=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory insecure handling moderate severity openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise open-vm-tools

References

* bsc#1237147

* bsc#1237180

* bsc#1241938

* bsc#1243106

Cross-

* CVE-2025-22247

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-22247 ( SUSE ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-22247 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-22247 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that solves one vulnerability and has three security fixes can now be

installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01658-1
Release Date: 2025-05-22T13:35:59Z
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory insecure handling moderate severity openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise open-vm-tools

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