gsd-2023-34059
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
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Aliases
CVE-2023-34059


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