Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2023:3506-1 Final 1 1 2023-08-31T17:56:13Z current 2023-08-31T17:56:13Z 2023-08-31T17:56:13Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for open-vm-tools This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-20900: Fixed SAML token signature bypass vulnerability (bsc#1214566). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2023-3506,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3506 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233506-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2023:3506-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-August/016066.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2023:3506-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1214566 SUSE Bug 1214566 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20900/ SUSE CVE CVE-2023-20900 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 libvmtools-devel-12.2.0-4.56.2 libvmtools0-12.2.0-4.56.2 open-vm-tools-12.2.0-4.56.2 open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-4.56.2 open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-4.56.2 open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-4.56.2 libvmtools0-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 libvmtools0-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-4.56.2 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html . CVE-2023-20900 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:libvmtools0-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:libvmtools0-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-desktop-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.2.0-4.56.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.2.0-4.56.2 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233506-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20900.html CVE-2023-20900 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1214566 SUSE Bug 1214566 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216432 SUSE Bug 1216432 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216433 SUSE Bug 1216433 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225628 SUSE Bug 1225628 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228309 SUSE Bug 1228309