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RHEL 9 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2022:6358)
high Nessus Plugin ID 164788
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for open-vm-tools.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:6358 advisory.- open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine (CVE-2022-31676)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL open-vm-tools package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:6358.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b86393e3
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 164788
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-6358.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/7/2022
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31676
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools-desktop, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools-sdmp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools-test
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-31676