{"id":"USN-7508-2","summary":"open-vm-tools vulnerability","details":"USN-7508-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain\n file operations. An attacker in a guest could use this issue to\n perform insecure file operations and possibly elevate privileges\n in the guest.\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:30.530181454Z","published":"2025-06-03T09:23:36Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22247"],"upstream":["CVE-2025-22247","UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22247"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7508-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-22247"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm5"}]}],"versions":["2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3","2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm5","binary_name":"open-vm-tools"},{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop","binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm5"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2025-22247"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7508-2.json"}},{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4"}]}],"versions":["2:10.1.10-3","2:10.1.10-3build1","2:10.1.15-1","2:10.1.15-1build1","2:10.2.0-2","2:10.2.0-2build1","2:10.2.0-3","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3","2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools","binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4"},{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop","binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm4"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7508-2.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2025-22247","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}