VMSA-2018-0026:VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability
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14 October 2018
14 October 2018
CLOSED
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-6974
VMSA-2018-0026
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability
2. Relevant Products
- VMware vSphere ESXi (ESXi)
- VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
- VMware Fusion Pro, Fusion (Fusion)
3. Problem Description
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA Device
VMware ESXi, Fusion and Workstation contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
VMware would like to thank Anonymous working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6974 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Mitigation/ Workaround
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
ESXi 6.7
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/rn/vsphere-esxi-671-release-
notes.html#esxi670-201810101-sg-resolved
ESXi 6.5
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/56547
ESXi 6.0
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/56552
VMware Workstation Pro 14.1.3
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/index.html
VMware Workstation Player 14.1.3
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/index.html
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 10.1.3
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/index.html
6. Change log
VMSA-2018-0026 2018-10-16
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of ESXi 6.7 patch on 2018-10-16.
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