MEDIUM
open-vm-tools: privilege escalation if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled
Published Nov 23, 2022
6.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.
Affected products
No data.
- 2009.03.18-154848
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
open-vm-tools
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
open-vm-tools
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
open-vm-tools
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1142 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2158065 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474285
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-1143 Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1142
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1142
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1142 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2158065 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474285 | ||
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-1143 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 | Release NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1142 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1142 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 23, 2022
Updated Apr 25, 2025
Reserved Mar 25, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1142
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 25, 2025
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2009-1143 Assigner mitre
Published Nov 23, 2022
Updated Apr 25, 2025
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2009-1143