Security update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1
Release Date: 2025-09-30T14:10:12Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-41244 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-41244 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-41244 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-41244: local privilege escalation via the Service Discovery Plugin (bsc#1250373).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3436=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-3436=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.89.1
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.89.1

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