USN-5578-2: Open VM Tools vulnerability
USN-5578-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to gain root
privileges inside the virtual machine.
Source: USN-5578-2: Open VM Tools vulnerability