SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1 (open-vm-tools)

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SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1: important: Security update for open-vm-tools
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Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:30:28 -0000
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# Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-30T14:10:12Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1250373

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-41244

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-41244 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-41244 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-41244 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

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

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

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

  * CVE-2025-41244: local privilege escalation via the Service Discovery Plugin
    (bsc#1250373).

## 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-2025-3436=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-3436=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.89.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.89.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.89.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-41244.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250373



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