[El-errata] ELSA-2025-17428 Important: Oracle Linux 9 open-vm-tools security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2025-17428

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-17428.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 9 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.x86_64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.aarch64.rpm
open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.aarch64.rpm
open-vm-tools-test-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol9/SRPMS-updates/open-vm-tools-12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2025-41244




Description of changes:

[12.5.0-1.0.1.2]
- 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]

[12.5.0-1.el9_6.2]
- ovt-Address-CVE-2025-41244.patch [RHEL-117390]
- Resolves: RHEL-117390
  ([CISA Major Incident] CVE-2025-41244 open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools [rhel-9.6.z])