{"id":"USN-6463-2","summary":"open-vm-tools vulnerabilities","details":"USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides\nthe corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A\n remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this\n issue to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2023-34058)\n \n Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file\n descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use\n this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:24Z","published":"2023-12-06T09:43:32Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34058","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34059"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-34058","CVE-2023-34059","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34058","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34059"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6463-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34058"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34059"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4"}]}],"versions":["2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3","2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4","binary_name":"open-vm-tools"},{"binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4","binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop"},{"binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4","binary_name":"open-vm-tools-dev"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6463-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-34058","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-34059","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3"}]}],"versions":["2:10.1.10-3","2:10.1.10-3build1","2:10.1.15-1","2:10.1.15-1build1","2:10.2.0-2","2:10.2.0-2build1","2:10.2.0-3","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3","2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3","binary_name":"open-vm-tools"},{"binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3","binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop"},{"binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3","binary_name":"open-vm-tools-dev"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6463-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-34058","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-34059","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}