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SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2022:2986-1 (open-vm-tools)



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Subject:
              SUSE-SU-2022:2986-1: important: Security update for open-vm-tools


Date:
              Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:15:46 +0200


Message-ID:
              <20220901151546.65CDCF3D4@maintenance.suse.de>



   SUSE Security Update: Security update for open-vm-tools
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2022:2986-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1202657 
Cross-References:   CVE-2022-31676
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2022-31676 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
                    CVE-2022-31676 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
                    SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1
______________________________________________________________________________

   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

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

   - CVE-2022-31676: Fixed an issue that could allow unprivileged users
     inside a virtual machine to escalate privileges (bsc#1202657).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security 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 for SAP 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2022-2986=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It
      will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-150100.4.37.13.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31676.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202657
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