Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware / Workstation Pro/Player | affected All 12.x versions prior to version 12.5.6 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.