open-vm-tools - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: open-vm-tools (main)
version: 2:12.3.0-1
maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz (DMD) (LowNMU)
uploaders: Christian Ehrhardt [DMD]
arch: amd64 arm64 i386
std-ver: 4.6.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2
o-o-sec: 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u4
o-o-bpo: 2:11.2.5-2~bpo10+2
oldstable: 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1
old-sec: 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2
old-bpo: 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1
old-p-u: 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2
stable: 2:12.2.0-1
stable-sec: 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1
stable-p-u: 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1
testing: 2:12.3.0-1
unstable: 2:12.3.0-1

versioned links

2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:10.3.10-1+deb10u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:11.2.5-2~bpo10+2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:12.2.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:12.3.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

open-vm-tools (6 bugs: 0, 3, 3, 0)
open-vm-tools-containerinfo (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
open-vm-tools-desktop (4 bugs: 0, 3, 1, 0)
open-vm-tools-dev
open-vm-tools-salt-minion
open-vm-tools-sdmp

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 31 October due to golang-ginkgo: #1052080 high

Version 2:12.3.0-1 of open-vm-tools is marked for autoremoval from testing on Tue 31 Oct 2023. It depends (transitively) on golang-ginkgo, affected by #1052080. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2023-09-24 Last update: 2023-09-27 19:32

2 security issues in buster high

There are 2 open security issues in buster.

1 important issue:

CVE-2023-20900: A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .

1 ignored issue:

CVE-2009-1143: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).

Created: 2023-08-31 Last update: 2023-09-10 21:09

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 1b07beee4c4774d2b1ec7372f7d3bd2959999ab2
Author: Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de>
Date:   Wed Sep 6 12:45:51 2023 +0200

    Remove api doc build dir with dh_clean.
    
    Closes: #1046018
    Thanks: Lucas Nussbaum

Created: 2023-07-19 Last update: 2023-09-23 14:43

lintian reports 41 warnings normal

Lintian reports 41 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2023-01-04 Last update: 2023-09-07 05:04

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 2:12.3.0-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2023-09-06 21:23

No known security issue in bullseye wishlist

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 ignored issue:

CVE-2009-1143: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).

Created: 2022-11-23 Last update: 2023-09-10 21:09

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.6.2 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2023-09-06 18:33

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-abseil transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

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[2023-09-12] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2 (source amd64) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-09-12] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1 (source amd64) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-09-10] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1 (source amd64) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-09-10] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2 (source amd64) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-09-08] open-vm-tools 2:12.3.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-07] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1 (source amd64) into bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-09-06] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.3.0-1 (source) into unstable (Christian Ehrhardt)
[2023-08-15] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u4 (source) into oldoldstable (Utkarsh Gupta)
[2023-07-25] open-vm-tools 2:12.2.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-19] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.2.5-1 (source) into unstable (Christian Ehrhardt)
[2023-03-27] open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-03-14] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2023-01-08] open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-03] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-3 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-12-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-2 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-12-13] open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-12-07] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-1 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-11-25] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-2~bpo10+1 (source) into oldstable-backports-sloppy (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-11-25] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-2~bpo11+1 (source) into bullseye-backports (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-11-20] open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-11-14] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-2 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-09-04] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-1~bpo11+2 (source amd64) into bullseye-backports, bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-27] open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-08-26] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-25] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u3 (source amd64) into oldstable (Bernd Zeimetz) (signed by: Abhijith PA)
[2022-08-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-1~bpo10+1 (source) into oldstable-backports-sloppy->backports-policy, oldstable-backports-sloppy (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-1~bpo11+1 (source) into bullseye-backports (Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1 (source) into stable-security->embargoed, stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:11.2.5-2~bpo10+2 (source) into buster-backports->backports-policy, buster-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bernd Zeimetz)
[2022-08-24] Accepted open-vm-tools 2:12.1.0-1 (source) into unstable (Bernd Zeimetz)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 12
RC: 0
I&N: 6
M&W: 6
F&P: 0
patch: 0
NC: 1

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