[ol7_latest] open-vm-tools-desktop-11.0.5-3.0.1.el7_9.6.x86_64

This package contains only the user-space programs and libraries of
open-vm-tools that are essential for improved user experience of VMware virtual
machines.

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• Thu Jun 29 2023 EL Errata <el-errata_ww@oracle.com> - 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]

• Mon Jun 26 2023 Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.6

  - ovt-Remove-some-dead-code.patch [bz#2215562]
  - Resolves: bz#2215562
    ([CISA Major Incident] CVE-2023-20867 open-vm-tools: authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module [rhel-7])

• Wed May 24 2023 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.5

  - ovt-Track-Linux-filesystem-id-FSID-for-quiesced-frozen-f.patch [bz#1880404 bz#1994590]
  - Resolves: bz#1880404
    ([ESXi] [RHEL7] vmtoolsd task is blocked in the uninterruptible state while attempting to delete (unlink) the file 'quiesce_manifest.xml')
  - Resolves: bz#1994590
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9][open-vm-tools] Snapshot of the RHEL7 guest on the VMWare ESXi hypervisor failed vm hangs)

• Fri Sep 02 2022 Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.4

  - ovt-Properly-check-authorization-on-incoming-guestOps-re.patch [bz#2119310]
  - Resolves: bz#2119310
    (CVE-2022-31676 open-vm-tools: local root privilege escalation in the virtual machine [rhel-7.9.z])

• Tue Apr 06 2021 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.3

  - ovt-Fix-memory-leaks-in-guestInfo-diskInfo.c.patch [bz#1937420]
  - Resolves: bz#1937420
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9] Memory leak in vmtoolsd when disable-query-diskinfo is set to false [rhel-7.9.z])

• Tue Feb 16 2021 Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.2

  - ovt-Rectify-a-log-spew-in-vmsvc-logging-vmware-vmsvc-roo.patch [bz#1911853]
  - Resolves: bz#1911853
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9][ warning] [guestinfo] GuestInfoGetDiskDevice: Missing disk device name; VMDK mapping unavailable for "/", fsName: "/dev/sda2")

• Thu Oct 22 2020 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7_9.1

  - ovt-Updated-PAM-configuration-file-to-follow-configured-.patch [bz#1840309]
  - Resolves: bz#1840309
    ([ESXi][RHEL7]vmtoolsd authentication issues with ActiveDirectory (AD) [rhel-7.9.z])

• Tue Apr 07 2020 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-3.el7

  - ovt-Fix-a-trivial-memory-leak-in-namespacetool.c.patch [bz#1818109]
  - ovt-Update-copyright-to-reflect-previous-change.patch [bz#1818109]
  - Resolves: bz#1818109
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9]open-vm-tools coverity scan issue)

• Thu Apr 02 2020 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-2.el7

  - ovt-Fix-ldconfig-call.patch [bz#1815549]
  - ovt-add-appinfo-plugin.patch [bz#1809753]
  - Resolves: bz#1809753
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9]open-vm-tools add appinfo plugin patch)
  - Resolves: bz#1815549
    ([ESXi][RHEL7.9]open-vm-tools reports line 1: ?ldconfig: command not found during system installation)

• Tue Mar 17 2020 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 11.0.5-1

  - Rebase to 11.0.5 [bz#1806675]
  - Resolves: bz#1806675
   ([ESXi][RHEL7.9]Rebase open-vm-tools to 11.0.5 for RHEL 7.9)