SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1

HIGH7.8

Security update for open-vm-tools

Published Sep 30, 2025

Modified 8 months ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

CVE-2025-41244: local privilege escalation via the Service Discovery Plugin (bsc#1250373).

Affected Packages

libvmtools-devel

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

libvmtools0

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

open-vm-tools

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

open-vm-tools-containerinfo

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

open-vm-tools-desktop

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

open-vm-tools-salt-minion

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

open-vm-tools-sdmp

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Fixed in:

13.0.0-150300.64.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1250373

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-September/041980.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-41244/

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202503435-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Upstream

Ecosystems(25)

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS

Timeline

PublishedSep 30, 2025

ModifiedSep 30, 2025

SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence