SUSE-RU-2026:20677-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-03-04 15:30 - Updated: 2026-03-04 15:30Summary
Recommended update for open-vm-tools
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
Description of the patch: This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:
- update to 13.0.10 based on build 25056151 (boo#1257357):
* There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.10 release.
* This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a fix.
* A minor enhancement has been made for Guest OS Customization.
* The DeployPkg plugin has been updated to handle a new cloud-init error code that
signals a recoverable error and allow cloud-init to finish running.
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-425
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
7.8 (High)
Affected products
Recommended
2 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:libvmtools0-13.0.10-slfo.1.1_1.1.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:open-vm-tools-13.0.10-slfo.1.1_1.1.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
Threats
Impact
important
References
9 references
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