Gentoo: 200308-03 Moderate: VMware Workstation Local Access Risk
gentoo
August 25, 2003
By manipulating the VMware GSX Server and VMware Workstationenvironment variables, a program such as a shell session withroot privileges could be started when a virtual machine isl...
Summary
GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200308-03
- From advisory: "By manipulating the VMware GSX Server and VMware Workstation environment variables, a program such as a shell session with root privileges could be started when a virtual machine is launched. The user would then have full access to the host."
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SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running app-emulation/vmware-workstation upgrade to either vmware-workstation-3.2.1-2242 or vmware-workstation-4.0.1-5289 follows:
emerge sync emerge vmware-workstation-emerge clean
aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at
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PACKAGE : vmware-workstation
SUMMARY : local full host access
DATE : 2003-08-25 13:44 UTC
EXPLOIT : local
VERSIONS AFFECTED : <vmware-workstation-4.0.1-5289 =vmware-workstation-4.0.1-5289 >=vmware-workstation-3.2.1-2242
CVE : CAN-2003-0480 CAN-2003-0631
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