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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-7508-2 Critical: Open VM Tools File Overwrite

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Calendar Grey June 3, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu's Open VM Tools feature has a vulnerability related to file overwriting, potentially leading to elevated permissions. Discover the steps to mitigate this risk.
Open VM Tools could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Summary

Open VM Tools could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software Description:

- open-vm-tools: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware

Details:

USN-7508-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain

file operations. An attacker in a guest could use this issue to

perform insecure file operations and possibly elevate privileges

in the guest.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical privilege escalation file overwrite Ubuntu open-vm-tools

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  open-vm-tools                   2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  open-vm-tools                   2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7508-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7508-1

CVE-2025-22247

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7508-2

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