VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-34059
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404
- Affected
- vmware/open vm tools · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.htmlNot Applicable
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.