Number: AV19-162
Date: 8 August 2019
On 2 August 2019 VMware released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusion. These updates address issues that may lead to information disclosure, denial of service, escalation of privileges, or local code execution. The most serious vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-5684, can be exploited only if the host has an affected NVIDIA graphics driver.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the VMware Security Advisory webpage and apply the necessary updates:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0012.html
Note to Readers
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