# DLA-4316-1: open-vm-tools security update

DLA-4316-1, released September 30, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in open-vm-tools (version 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5). One of them is being exploited (CVE-2025-41244); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now. The product is no longer supported.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/dla-4316-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 30, 2025
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2025-41244, exploited (CISA KEV))
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-41244

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [open-vm-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools.md) | Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-41244](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-41244.md) | Patch now | open-vm-tools: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local actor w... | 7.8 | 0.0863 | CISA KEV |

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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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo