RedHat: RHSA-2023-5217:01 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
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, 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 Client (v. 7):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.src.rpm
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.el7_9.7.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 Linux7.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 Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2236542 - CVE-2023-20900 open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass