usn-6463-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-12-06 09:43
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2023-34058)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)

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  "details": "USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides\nthe corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A\n remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this\n issue to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2023-34058)\n \n Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file\n descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use\n this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)\n",
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  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:17Z",
  "published": "2023-12-06T09:43:32Z",
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