SUSE Security Update: Security update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2022:2936-2
Rating:             important
References:         #1202657 #1202733 
Cross-References:   CVE-2022-31676
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2022-31676 (NVD) : 7.8
 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
                    CVE-2022-31676 (SUSE): 7
 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

   - Updated to version 12.1.0 (build 20219665) (bsc#1202733):
     - CVE-2022-31676: Fixed an issue that could allow unprivileged users
       inside a virtual machine to escalate privileges (bsc#1202657).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
 methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.2-2022-2936=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-12.1.0-150300.19.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
      open-vm-tools-12.1.0-150300.19.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.0-150300.19.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.0-150300.19.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31676.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202657
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202733