AlmaLinux alert ALSA-2025:17509 (open-vm-tools)

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[Announce] [Security Advisory] ALSA-2025:17509: open-vm-tools security update (Important)
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Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:06:30 +0000
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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-10-08

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: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools (CVE-2025-41244)


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.


Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information:
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-17509.html

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