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Package "open-vm-tools"

Name: open-vm-tools

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
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  • Open VMware Tools for VMs hosted on VMware (Service Discovery Plugin)
  • Open VMware Tools for VMs hosted on VMware (Service Discovery Plugin)
  • Open VMware Tools for VMs hosted on VMware (Service Discovery Plugin)
Latest version: 2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
Release: noble (24.04)
Level: security
Repository: universe

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base universe 2:12.3.5-5build3
base main 2:12.3.5-5build3
security main 2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
updates main 2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
updates universe 2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
PPA: Mint Upstream 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu5mint1

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Version: 2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2 2025-05-13 16:08:14 UTC

  open-vm-tools (2:12.4.5-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2) noble-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: insecure file handling vulnerability
    - debian/patches/CVE-2025-22247.patch: properly check symlinks and path
      traversal chars in open-vm-tools/vgauth/common/VGAuthUtil.c,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/common/VGAuthUtil.h,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/common/prefs.h,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/common/usercheck.c,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/serviceImpl/alias.c,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/serviceImpl/service.c,
      open-vm-tools/vgauth/serviceImpl/serviceInt.h.
    - CVE-2025-22247

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:22:56 -0400
CVE-2025-22247 VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the loca


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