OESA-2023-1631 (CVE-2023-20867)
Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2023-09-15 11:06 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:06 – Source websiteThe project is an open source implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of open source virtualization utilities and drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of VMware virtual machines. This package contains only the core user-space programs and libraries of .
Security Fix(es):
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.(CVE-2023-20867)
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-2023-20900)
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"aarch64": [
"open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-devel-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.aarch64.rpm"
],
"src": [
"open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.src.rpm"
],
"x86_64": [
"open-vm-tools-test-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-devel-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm",
"open-vm-tools-desktop-12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2.x86_64.rpm"
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2",
"name": "open-vm-tools",
"purl": "pkg:rpm/openEuler/open-vm-tools\u0026distro=openEuler-22.03-LTS-SP2"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "12.1.5-2.oe2203sp2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"database_specific": {
"severity": "High"
},
"details": "The project is an open source implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of open source virtualization utilities and drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of VMware virtual machines. This package contains only the core user-space programs and libraries of .\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nA fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.(CVE-2023-20867)\r\n\r\nA 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 \u00a0in 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-2023-20900)",
"id": "OESA-2023-1631",
"modified": "2026-08-06T11:06:04Z",
"published": "2023-09-15T11:06:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1631"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20900"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.2",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "open-vm-tools security update",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2023-20867",
"CVE-2023-20900"
]
}
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