SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:01778-1 (open-vm-tools)

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SUSE-SU-2025:01778-1: moderate: Security update for open-vm-tools
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Fri, 30 May 2025 16:30:26 -0000
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# Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01778-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-30T13:05:19Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1237147
  * bsc#1241938
  * bsc#1243106

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-22247

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-22247 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-22247 ( SUSE ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-22247 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

Update to 12.5.2:

Security fixes:

  * CVE-2025-22247: Fixed Insecure file handling (bsc#1243106)

Other fixes:

  * Fixed GCC 15 compile time error (bsc#1241938)
  * Fixed building with containerd 1.7.25+ (bsc#1237147)

Full changelog:

https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5....
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5....
tools/ChangeLog

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1778=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * libvmtools0-12.5.2-4.83.1
    * open-vm-tools-12.5.2-4.83.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22247.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237147
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241938
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243106



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