vulnerability
VMware Workstation: Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0009) (CVE-2017-4915)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 22, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | Nov 27, 2024 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 22, 2017
Added
May 23, 2017
Modified
Nov 27, 2024
Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_6
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