Debian alert DLA-4316-1 (open-vm-tools)

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Thorsten Alteholz <debian@alteholz.de>
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debian-lts-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DLA 4316-1] open-vm-tools security update
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:47:53 +0000
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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4316-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                    Thorsten Alteholz
September 30, 2025                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : open-vm-tools
Version        : 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5
CVE ID         : CVE-2025-41244


An issue was found in open-vm-tools, a set of tools for VMs hosted on
VMware. The issue is related to a local privilege escalation in
combination with the get-versions.sh script, shipped with the service
discovery plugin (open-vm-tools-sdmp).


For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/open-vm-tools

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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