high7.4
CVE-2023-34059
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper.
Impact
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Open Vm Tools | from 11.0.0 through 12.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3