vulnerability
VMSA-2022-0004: Double-fetch vulnerability in UHCI USB controller (CVE-2021-22041)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jun 24, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2022
Added
Jul 25, 2022
Modified
Jun 24, 2026
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Solutions
vmware-esxi65-upgrade-19092475vmware-esxi67-upgrade-18828794vmware-esxi700-upgrade-19324898vmware-esxi701-upgrade-19324898vmware-esxi702-upgrade-19290878vmware-esxi703-upgrade-19193900
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