SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1: important: Securitys update for open-vm-tools
# Securitys update for open-vm-tools Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3835-1 Rating: important References: * #1205927 * #1214850 * PED-1344 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-20900 CVSS scores: * CVE-2023-20900 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2023-20900 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP4 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.2 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has one security fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues: Update to 12.3.0 (build 22234872) (bsc#1214850) * There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.3.0 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems, including: * This release integrates CVE-2023-20900 without the need for a patch. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html. * A tools.conf configuration setting is available to temporaily direct Linux quiesced snaphots to restore pre open-vm-tools 12.2.0 behavior of ignoring file systems already frozen. * Building of the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth) using "xml- security-c" and "xerces-c" is being deprecated. * A number of Coverity reported issues have been addressed. * A number of GitHub issues and pull requests have been handled. Please see the Resolves Issues section of the Release Notes. * For issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes. * For complete details, see: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/releases/tag/stable-12.3.0 * Release Notes are available at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-12.3.0/ReleaseNotes.md * The granular changes that have gone into the 12.3.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-12.3.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog * Fix (bsc#1205927) - hv_vmbus module is loaded unnecessarily in VMware guests * jsc#PED-1344 - reinable building containerinfo plugin for SLES 15 SP4. ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 15.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3835=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3835=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3835=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3835=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP4-2023-3835=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.2-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3835=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3835=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 x86_64) * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools-devel-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64) * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64) * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * 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open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64) * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (x86_64) * libvmtools-devel-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64) * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64) * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * 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open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools-devel-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (x86_64) * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (x86_64) * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (x86_64) * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * open-vm-tools-12.3.0-150300.37.1 * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.3.0-150300.37.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20900.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205927 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214850 * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-1344
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