An open-vm-tools security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 to address a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

DLA 3081-1: open-vm-tools security update

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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3081-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Abhijith PA
August 25, 2022   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : open-vm-tools
Version : 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u3
CVE ID : CVE-2022-31676

open-vm-tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A
malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS
can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2:10.3.10-1+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/open-vm-tools

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS