open-vm-tools: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848
CVE-2009-1143 is fixed in open-vm-tools on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1143, released November 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| open-vm-tools · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2:12.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1143 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| open-vm-tools · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:12.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1143 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| open-vm-tools · Debian 14 | 2:12.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1143 | Nov 23, 2022 |
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