USN-7714-1

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    USN-7714-1

    Published: 24 Aug 2025Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: open-vm-tools vulnerabilities

    Details: Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059) Dolev Farhi discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to setup a symlink attack and override files without authorization. (CVE-2014-4199)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7714-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4199, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34059

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: open-vm-tools

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1

    Affected versions

    2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu1
    2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu2
    2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu4
    2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu5
    2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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