usn-5578-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-08-24 11:25
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges inside the virtual machine.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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{
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"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-31676",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}
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}
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}
]
},
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}
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"2:10.1.15-1",
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"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",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}
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"binaries": [
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"binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3"
},
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}
]
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"package": {
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"name": "open-vm-tools",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
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"2:11.0.1-2",
"2:11.0.1-3",
"2:11.0.1-3ubuntu1",
"2:11.0.1-4",
"2:11.0.5-1",
"2:11.0.5-2",
"2:11.0.5-3",
"2:11.0.5-4",
"2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.1.5-1~ubuntu20.04.2",
"2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.2"
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},
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}
]
}
],
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}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
"binary_version": "2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1"
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{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
"binary_version": "2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp",
"binary_version": "2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "open-vm-tools",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
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],
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"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu2",
"2:11.3.5-1",
"2:11.3.5-1ubuntu2",
"2:11.3.5-1ubuntu3",
"2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests.\nAn attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root\nprivileges inside the virtual machine.\n",
"id": "USN-5578-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:02Z",
"published": "2022-08-24T11:25:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5578-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-31676"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "open-vm-tools vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31676"
]
}
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