USN-7508-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file operations. An attacker in a guest could use this issue to perform insecure file operations and possibly elevate privileges in the guest.
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{ "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+esm4" }, { "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dbgsym", "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4" }, { "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop", "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4" }, { "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop-dbgsym", "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4" }, { "binary_name": "open-vm-tools-dev", "binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4" } ] }