CVE-2019-5525 Use after free in VMware Workstation
A use-after-free in the ALSA backend allows guest users to execute code on the Linux host, requiring an upgrade to VMware Workstation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5525?
CVE-2019-5525 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 6 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-5525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6q4-gxv3-v7q7.