SB2017072515 - Fedora 26 update for open-vm-tools
Published: July 25, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017072515
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5191)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the libDeployPkg component. A local attacker can use the hard-coded paths under /tm, trigger race condition and gain root privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.