An open-vm-tools security update has been released for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2.

SUSE-SU-2022:2936-2: important: Security update for open-vm-tools

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