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Add vmware patch to fix minor memory leak detected by coverity.

Coverity defect to be fixed

Error: RESOURCE_LEAK (CWE-772):
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-15389592/namespacetool/namespacetool.c:209: alloc_fn: Storage is returned from allocation function "g_io_channel_unix_new".
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-15389592/namespacetool/namespacetool.c:209: var_assign: Assigning: "iochannel" = storage returned from "g_io_channel_unix_new(0)".
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-15389592/namespacetool/namespacetool.c:214: noescape: Resource "iochannel" is not freed or pointed-to in "g_io_channel_read_to_end".
open-vm-tools-11.0.5-15389592/namespacetool/namespacetool.c:236: leaked_storage: Variable "iochannel" going out of scope leaks the storage it points to.
#  234|      }
#  235|      g_free(gErr);
#  236|->    return retVal;
#  237|   }
#  238|   


https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/tree/devel in file namespacetool/namespacetool.c.

Git commit 8dbd6e991315bb1b0a18c369c4d2bb165ef1f184 has the fix itself.

Git commit 95bb9273cccfd38e0f3299828a0a6cf5a8c30efb has the copyright update.  Please pick this up as well.

The covscan issue had been fixed, and the test result could found in https://errata.devel.redhat.com/advisory/52745/test_run/covscan

so change status to verified.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (open-vm-tools bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:3895