[El-errata] ELSA-2023-7279 Important: Oracle Linux 7 open-vm-tools security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-7279

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-7279.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-devel-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates//open-vm-tools-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.9.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-34058
CVE-2023-34059




Description of changes:

[11.0.5-3.0.1]
- fix spaces in vmware udev rule for scsi devices
  [Orabug: 24461968]
- Fix vmware udev rule in 99-vmware-scsi-timeout.rules file.
  [Orabug: 22815019]
- Increase timeout for scsi devices on VMWare guests by adding a udev rule.
- Created a new file 99-vmware-scsi-timeout.rules
- Modified spec file to install this new file.
  [Orabug: 21819156]

[11.0.5-3.el7_9.9]
- ovt-Don-t-accept-tokens-with-unrelated-certs.patch [RHEL-14642]
- ovt-File-descriptor-vulnerability-in-the-open-vm-tools-v.patch [RHEL-14676]
- Resolves: RHEL-14642
  (CVE-2023-34058 open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass [rhel-7.9.z])
- Resolves: RHEL-14676
  (CVE-2023-34059 open-vm-tools: file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper [rhel-7.9.z])

[11.0.5-3.el7_9.8]
- ovt-Provide-alternate-method-to-allow-expected-pre-froze.patch [bz#2226921]
- Resolves: bz#2226921
  ([RHEL7.9][ESXi]Latest version of open-vm-tools breaks VM backups)