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VMware Update

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Classification
These posts contain security alerts, including digital loopholes, electronic attacks, technical updates, and they are classified base on the level of severity.

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Warning Date

Severity Level

Warning Number

Target Sector

21 October, 2020

● Critical

2020-1947

All

Description:

vmware has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following products:

  • ESXi
    • 7.0
    • 6.7
    • 6.5
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (ESXi)
    • 4.x
    • 3.x
  • NSX-T
    • 3.x
    • 2.5.x
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-T)
    • 4.x
    • 3.x
  • Fusion
    • 11.x
  • Workstation
    • 15.x
  • vCenter Server -Virtual Appliance
    • 6.7
    • 6.5
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)
    • 3.x

Threats:

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Denial of service (DoS)
  • Man in the middle attack
  • Memory resource exhaustion
  • Memory leak
  • Remote code execution

Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review VMware security advisory and apply the necessary updates:

Last updated at 21 October, 2020

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