RedHat: RHSA-2023-5216:01 Important: open-vm-tools security update
Summary
The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the
VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization
components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual
machines.
Security Fix(es):
* open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass (CVE-2023-20900)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20900 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo-11.2.0-2.el8_4.3.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 UpdateServices for SAP Solutions.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2236542 - CVE-2023-20900 open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass