Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update
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: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools (CVE-2025-41244) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The advisory VMSA-2025-0015 addresses multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-41244 affecting VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools. The vulnerability is linked to CWE-267, which typically relates to improper access control. The affected products include Microsoft Azure Linux 3.0 and open-vm-tools. The advisory is published by Red Hat Product Security and references Microsoft Security Response Center. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical description available, and no known exploits have been reported. Patch availability is not confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact involves potential security weaknesses due to improper access control (CWE-267) in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools components on Microsoft Azure Linux environments. Without detailed exploitation information or CVSS scoring, the precise impact scope is unclear. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no explicit patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor official VMware, Microsoft, and Red Hat advisories for updates and apply any released patches promptly once available.
Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update
Description
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: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools (CVE-2025-41244) 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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The advisory VMSA-2025-0015 addresses multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-41244 affecting VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools. The vulnerability is linked to CWE-267, which typically relates to improper access control. The affected products include Microsoft Azure Linux 3.0 and open-vm-tools. The advisory is published by Red Hat Product Security and references Microsoft Security Response Center. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical description available, and no known exploits have been reported. Patch availability is not confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact involves potential security weaknesses due to improper access control (CWE-267) in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools components on Microsoft Azure Linux environments. Without detailed exploitation information or CVSS scoring, the precise impact scope is unclear. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no explicit patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor official VMware, Microsoft, and Red Hat advisories for updates and apply any released patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17511
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a419cb127e9c79719abb74f
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/31/2026, 00:22:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 126
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