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CVE-2019-5525

N/A
Published: June 6, 2019 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWorkstation· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Workstation· VMware
95%
v < 15.1.015.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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