Ubuntu Security Notice 6463-2 - USN-6463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker with Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue to elevate their privileges.
539ac70bca3ea1e9964c520e718612b18a18216724e5f7d39c2a37c57be262c1Debian Linux Security Advisory 5543-1 - Two security issues have been discovered in the Open VMware Tools, which could result in privilege escalation.
c7cd6edc99b5ce7844173fe4d604a48697cb21e1fdd4652f16343b8de2a04955Ubuntu Security Notice 6463-1 - It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker Guest Operations privileges could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs.
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