[El-errata] ELSA-2025-17509 Important: Oracle Linux 8 open-vm-tools security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2025-17509

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-17509.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
open-vm-tools-12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm



SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/open-vm-tools-12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2025-41244




Description of changes:

[12.3.5-2.0.1.el8.1]
- 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. [Orabug: 21819156]

[12.3.5-2.el8.1]
- ovt-SDMP-Service-Discovery-Plugin.patch [RHEL-117388]
- Resolves: RHEL-117388
  ([CISA Major Incident] CVE-2025-41244 open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools [rhel-8.10.z])

[12.3.5-2]
- ovt-Restart-tools-on-failure.patch [RHEL-17683]
- Resolves: RHEL-17683
  (Add Restart=on-failure to vmtoolsd.service [rhel-8])