open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.el7.6

The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines.

Security Fix(es):

* open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module (CVE-2023-20867)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

* [ESXi] vmtoolsd task is blocked in the uninterruptible state while attempting to delete (unlink) the file 'quiesce_manifest.xml'
* [ESXi][open-vm-tools] Snapshot of the Asianux Server 7 guest on the VMWare ESXi hypervisor failed vm hangs

CVE-2023-20867
A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.