# ALSA-2023:5312: Security update for 4 packages

ALSA-2023:5312, released September 20, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5312
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 20, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-20900, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2023:5312

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [open-vm-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 |
| [open-vm-tools-desktop](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools-desktop.md) | almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 |
| [open-vm-tools-salt-minion](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools-salt-minion.md) | almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 |
| [open-vm-tools-sdmp](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools-sdmp.md) | almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-20900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-20900.md) | High | open-vm-tools: A malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsp... | 7.5 | 0.0148 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo