USN-6365-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6365-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6365-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6365-1
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Published
2023-09-13T14:54:49.259732Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:36Z
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass SAML token signature verification and perform VMware Tools Guest Operations.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6

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
2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-20900",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / open-vm-tools

Package

Name
open-vm-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3

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
2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-20900",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}