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VMware Player: Microarchitectural Data Sampling VM Coverage (VMSA-2019-0008) (CVE-2018-12130)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 24, 2019
Added
May 24, 2019
Modified
Jun 1, 2026

Description

Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling (MFBDS): Fill buffers on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf

Solution

vmware-player-upgrade-15_1_0
Title
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