CVE-2014-4199 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-4199: vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-4199 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-7urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-7urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-7urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

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