Releases Security Advisory for Multiple Products (September 20, 2019)

Ref# VMware | Date: Sep 27th 2019

Description

The VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. It is recommended that you take the necessary precautions by ensuring your products are always updated.

Advisory ID

VMSA-2019

Advisory Severity

Important

CVSSv3 Range

4.7-8.5

Synopsis

VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client updates address use-after-free and denial of service vulnerabilities. (CVE-2019-5527, CVE-2019-5535)

Issue Date

2019-09-19

Updated on

2019-09-21

CVE(s)

CVE-2019-5527, CVE-2019-5535

Impacted Products

  • VMware vSphere ESXi (ESXi)
  • VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
  • VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion (Fusion)
  • VMware Remote Console  for Windows (VMRC for Windows)
  • VMware Remote Console  for Linux (VMRC for Linux)
  • VMware Horizon Client for Windows
  • VMware Horizon Client for Linux
  • VMware Horizon Client for Mac

For more information on the updates you can follow this url:

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0014.html

The Guyana National CIRT recommends users and administration to follow these guidelines and to apply them where necessary.

 

Reference

   VMware Release Security Updates for Multiple Products (US-Cert)

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/09/20/vmware-releases-security-updates-multiple-products