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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: open-vm-tools / open-vm-tools-desktop / open-vm-tools-devel / etc (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751133361)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 361867

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751133361 advisory.

 - VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.
 (CVE-2025-22247)

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 affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751133361.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1751133361

http://www.nessus.org/u?0a03b111

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 361867

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2025-1751133361.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 52.03

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22247

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-22247

CLSA: 2025:1751133361