CVE-2019-5525 (GCVE-0-2019-5525)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-06-06 19:00
Modified
2024-08-04 20:01
Severity ?
Summary
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
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VMware VMware Workstation Version: VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0)
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