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CVE-2019-5525
Published: Jun 6, 2019
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | VMware Workstation | affected VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) |
References
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html
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