CVE-2023-34059
open-vm-tools: open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with...
CVE-2023-34059 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by open-vm-tools 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3, released October 25, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.4
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0040
34th percentile
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| open-vm-tools · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34059 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:12.3.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34059 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · Debian 14 | 2:12.3.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34059 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · RHEL 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | RHSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · RHEL 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3 | open-vm-tools 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | open-vm-tools 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · almalinux 8 | 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · almalinux 9 | 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · ol 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el8_9.1 | ELSA-2023-7265 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · ol 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el9_3.2 | ELSA-2023-7277 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools · rocky 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | RLSA-2023:7265 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-containerinfo · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | open-vm-tools-containerinfo 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · RHEL 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | RHSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · RHEL 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3 | open-vm-tools-desktop 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | open-vm-tools-desktop 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | open-vm-tools-desktop 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · almalinux 8 | 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · almalinux 9 | 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · ol 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el8_9.1 | ELSA-2023-7265 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop · ol 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el9_3.2 | ELSA-2023-7277 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · RHEL 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | RHSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · RHEL 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | open-vm-tools-salt-minion 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · almalinux 8 | 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · almalinux 9 | 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · ol 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el8_9.1 | ELSA-2023-7265 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-salt-minion · ol 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el9_3.2 | ELSA-2023-7277 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · RHEL 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | RHSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · RHEL 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | open-vm-tools-sdmp 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | open-vm-tools-sdmp 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · almalinux 8 | 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7265 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · almalinux 9 | 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · ol 8 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el8_9.1 | ELSA-2023-7265 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp · ol 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el9_3.2 | ELSA-2023-7277 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-test · RHEL 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-test · almalinux 9 | 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:7277 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-test · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-test · ol 9 | 0:12.2.5-3.0.1.el9_3.2 | ELSA-2023-7277 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-423 | Oct 30, 2023 |
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