Linux · Security advisory · July 7, 2023

ELSA-2023-3948: Security update for 5 packages

ELSA-2023-3948, released July 7, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 5 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2023-20867); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

Patch now1 on CISA KEV
CVEs closed
1
None rated Critical
Exploited
1
CVE-2023-20867
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.1364
96th percentile

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
open-vm-toolsol 90:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9
open-vm-tools-desktopol 90:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9
open-vm-tools-salt-minionol 90:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9
open-vm-tools-sdmpol 90:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9
open-vm-tools-testol 90:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
Patch now CVE-2023-20867 open-vm-tools: A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the... 3.9 0.1364 KEVExploited
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