USN-6257-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6257-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6257-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6257-1
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Published
2023-07-27T03:34:56.834861Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:31Z
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain authentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. (CVE-2023-20867)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3

2:10.*

2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1
2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1
2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1
2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2
2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1
2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-20867"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1

Affected versions

2:10.*

2:10.1.10-3
2:10.1.10-3build1
2:10.1.15-1
2:10.1.15-1build1
2:10.2.0-2
2:10.2.0-2build1
2:10.2.0-3
2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1
2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2
2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3
2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1
2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1

2:11.*

2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1
2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2
2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-20867"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5

Affected versions

2:10.*

2:10.3.10-3ubuntu1

2:11.*

2:11.0.1-2
2:11.0.1-3
2:11.0.1-3ubuntu1
2:11.0.1-4
2:11.0.5-1
2:11.0.5-2
2:11.0.5-3
2:11.0.5-4
2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.1.5-1~ubuntu20.04.2
2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.2
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp",
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-20867"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2

Affected versions

2:11.*

2:11.3.0-2ubuntu1
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu2
2:11.3.5-1
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu2
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu3
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4
2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4.1

2:12.*

2:12.1.0-1~ubuntu0.22.04.1
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp",
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-20867"
        }
    ]
}