Vulnerability CVE-2023-20900: Information

Description

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 .

Severity: HIGH (7.5) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20900
Published: Aug. 31, 2023
Modified: Jan. 12, 2024
Error type identifier: CWE-294

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
open-vm-toolssisyphus12.3.0-alt112.4.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-5310-1328432Fixed
open-vm-toolsp1012.3.5-alt112.3.5-alt1ALT-PU-2024-1863-2339869Fixed
open-vm-toolsc10f112.3.0-alt112.3.5-alt1ALT-PU-2023-5642-3329577Fixed
open-vm-toolsc9f212.3.5-alt0.c9.112.3.5-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2024-1233-3338423Fixed
open-vm-toolsp1112.3.0-alt112.4.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-5310-1328432Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html
  • Patch
  • Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/31/1
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
  • Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
  • Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
  • Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
  • Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00000.html
  • Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0002/
  • Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/1
  • Mailing List
  • Patch

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 3

      cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 4

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 5

      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 6

      cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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