CVE-2023-34059

2023-10-2600:00:00

ubuntu.com

open-vm-tools

file descriptor hijack

vulnerability

cve-2023-34059

vmware-user-suid-wrapper

non-root privileges

/dev/uinput

simulate user inputs

7.4 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchopen-vm-tools< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchopen-vm-tools< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:12.1.5-3ubuntu0.23.04.3	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	open-vm-tools	< 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4	UNKNOWN