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[USN-7785-1] Open VM Tools vulnerability

Posted on 29 September 2025
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7785-1
September 29, 2025

open-vm-tools vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Open VM Tools could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- open-vm-tools: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware

Details:

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled permissions with
version checking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate
privileges inside a virtual machine.

This update disables the SDMP get-versions.sh script, so version
information may no longer be made available.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
open-vm-tools 2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
open-vm-tools 2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
open-vm-tools 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
open-vm-tools 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7785-1
CVE-2025-41244

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3

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