VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) 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.
References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3 | Mailing List Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00013.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C5VV2R4LV4T3SNQJYRLFD4C75HBDVV76/ | |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4TZF6QRJIDECGMEGBPXJCHZ6YC3VZ6Z/ | |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZA63DWRW7HROTVBNRIPBJQWBYIYAQMEW/ | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27 | Third Party Advisory |
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0003/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5215 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0024.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2022-08-23 20:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2022-31676
Mitre link : CVE-2022-31676
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-31676
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
netapp
- ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
microsoft
- windows
fedoraproject
- fedora
vmware
- tools
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management