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Posted on 01 April 2011
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TITLE:
VMware VIX API "vmrun" Privilege Escalation Security Issue
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43943
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-31
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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in VMware VIX API, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain potentially escalated
privileges.
The security issue is caused due to the vmrun utility incorrectly
loading libraries from a certain directory.
For more information:
SA43885
The security issue is reported in VMware VIX API for Linux 1.10.2.
Other versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only. A patch is still pending.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Tim Brown.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2011-0006:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html
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