CVE-2014-4200 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-4200: vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by extracting files from this archive.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-4200 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:9.4.6-1770165-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

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