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4 releases in the last year, busiest day 2

Changelog

stable-13.1.0

open-vm-tools 13.1.0

Added 1
  • Support for building with GNOME Toolkit version 4 (GTK4) in addition to version 3 (GTK3)
Changed 1
  • Configure script now accepts options to restrict the build to either GTK3 or GTK4, with automatic selection of the latest available version if no restriction is applied

open-vm-tools 13.1.0 release based on build 25218885

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.1.0/ReleaseNotes.md.

Support for GNOME Toolkit version 4.

This release of open-vm-tools supports building with either the GNOME Toolkit version 4 (GTK4) or to continue using version 3 (GTK3). The configure script will accept options to restrict the build to either GTK3 or GTK4. If no restriction is applied, the latest version for which the required development package(s) are installed will be used. Please see the What's New section of the Release Notes for details.

The following github issues have been resolved:

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 13.1.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.1.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog.

  • For a more complete description of what is new in this release, see the What's New and Resolved Issues sections of the Release Notes.
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stable-13.0.10

open-vm-tools 13.0.10

Changed 1
  • DeployPkg plugin updated to handle a new cloud-init error code that signals a recoverable error and allow cloud-init to finish running

open-vm-tools 13.0.10 release based on build 25056151

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.10/ReleaseNotes.md.

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 13.0.10 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.10/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog.

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.10 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a fix.

A minor enhancement has been made for Guest OS Customization. The DeployPkg plugin has been updated to handle a new cloud-init error code that signals a recoverable error and allow cloud-init to finish running.

  • For a more complete description of what's new in this release, see the What's New and Resolved Issues sections of the Release Notes.
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stable-13.0.5

open-vm-tools 13.0.5

Changed 1
  • Update DeployPkg plugin to use systemctl reboot if available for Guest OS Customization
Security 1
  • Resolve CVE-2025-41244

open-vm-tools 13.0.5 release based on build 24915695

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/ReleaseNotes.md.

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 13.0.5 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog.

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.5 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a security issue.

This release resolves CVE-2025-41244. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products, see VMSA-2025-0015.

  • A patch to address CVE-2025-41244 on earlier open-vm-tools releases is provided to the Linux community at CVE-2025-41244.patch.

A minor enhancement has been made for Guest OS Customization. The DeployPkg plugin has been updated to use "systemctl reboot", if available.

  • For a more complete list of issues addressed in this release, see the What's New and Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.
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stable-12.5.4

open-vm-tools 12.5.4

Security 1
  • Resolve CVE-2025-41244

open-vm-tools 12.5.4 release based on build 24964629

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.4/ReleaseNotes.md.

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 12.5.4 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.4/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog.

This release resolves CVE-2025-41244. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products, see VMSA-2025-0015.

  • A patch to address CVE-2025-41244 on earlier open-vm-tools releases is provided to the Linux community at CVE-2025-41244.patch.
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stable-13.0.0

open-vm-tools 13.0.0

Changed 1
  • The vm-support script has been updated to collect the open-vm-tools log files from the Linux guest and information from the systemd journal

open-vm-tools 13.0.0 release based on build 24696409

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.0/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 13.0.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.0.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.0 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few issues, including:

  • The vm-support script has been updated to collect the open-vm-tools log files from the Linux guest and information from the systemd journal.

  • Github pull requests has been integrated and issues fixed. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • For a more complete list of issues addressed in this release, see the What's New and Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

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stable-12.5.2

open-vm-tools 12.5.2

Security 1
  • Resolve CVE-2025-22247

open-vm-tools 12.5.2 release based on build 24697584

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.2/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 12.5.2 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.2/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

This release resolves CVE-2025-22247. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products, see VMSA-2025-0007

  • A patch to address CVE-2025-22247 on earlier open-vm-tools releases is provided to the Linux community at CVE-2025-22247.patch.
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stable-12.5.0

open-vm-tools 12.5.0

Fixed 1
  • Integrated a Github pull request addressing critical problems

open-vm-tools 12.5.0 release based on build 24276846

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.0/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 12.5.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.5.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.5.0 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems, including:

  • A Github pull request has been integrated. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • For a more complete list of issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

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stable-12.4.5

open-vm-tools 12.4.5

Fixed 3
  • Fixed a vmtoolsd process hang related to nested logging from an RPC Channel error
  • Addressed issues flagged by Coverity and ShellCheck
  • Handled a Github pull request and associated issue

open-vm-tools 12.4.5 release based on build 23787635

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.5/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the open-vm-tools 12.4.5 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.4.5 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems, including:

  • A Github pull request and associated issue has been handled. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • A number of issues flagged by Coverity and ShellCheck have been addressed.

  • A vmtoolsd process hang related to nested logging from an RPC Channel error has been fixed.

  • For a more complete list of issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

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stable-12.4.0

open-vm-tools 12.4.0

Fixed 1
  • Addressed a number of issues flagged by Coverity

open-vm-tools 12.4.0 release based on build 23259341

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.0/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the 12.4.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.4.0 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems, including:

  • A Github pull request has been handled. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • A number of issues flagged by Coverity have been addressed.

  • For issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

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stable-12.3.5

open-vm-tools 12.3.5

Security 2
  • Resolve CVE-2023-34058
  • Resolve CVE-2023-34059

open-vm-tools 12.3.5 release based on build 22544099

Please refer to the Release Notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.3.5/ReleaseNotes.md

The granular changes that have gone into the 12.3.5 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.3.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.3.5 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems, including:

  • This release resolves CVE-2023-34058. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html.

  • This release resolves CVE-2023-34059 which only affects open-vm-tools. For more information on this vulnerability, please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • A GitHub issue has been handled. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

  • For issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

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