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TencentOS Server 4: open-vm-tools (TSSA-2024:0041)
high Nessus Plugin ID 276420
Synopsis
The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0041 advisory.Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2023-20900:
A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware- vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr- public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd- db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .
CVE-2023-34058:
VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability.A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere- security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd- db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .
CVE-2023-34059:
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 276420
File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2024_0041.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Tencent Local Security Checks
Published: 11/20/2025
Updated: 11/20/2025
Supported Sensors: 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:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-34058
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:open-vm-tools, cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2023