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Debian dla-4316 : open-vm-tools - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 266338

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4316 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4316-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : open-vm-tools Version : 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5 CVE ID : CVE-2025-41244


 An issue was found in open-vm-tools, a set of tools for VMs hosted on VMware. The issue is related to a local privilege escalation in combination with the get-versions.sh script, shipped with the service discovery plugin (open-vm-tools-sdmp).


 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5.

 We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

 For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/open-vm-tools

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the open-vm-tools packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a254e898

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-41244

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/open-vm-tools

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266338

File Name: debian_DLA-4316.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2025

Updated: 10/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-41244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:open-vm-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:open-vm-tools-desktop, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:open-vm-tools-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:open-vm-tools-sdmp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-41244