CVE-2023-34059

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-10-26

Description

open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.

See more information about CVE-2023-34059 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (open-vm-tools)	ELSA-2023-7279	2023-11-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (open-vm-tools)	ELSA-2023-7265	2023-11-21
Oracle Linux version 9 (open-vm-tools)	ELSA-2023-7277	2023-11-16

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