CVE-2020-3968
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 3.0 controller (xHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.
How to fix
- vmware fusion11.5.5 or later
- vmware cloud_foundation3.10, 4.0.1 or later
- vmware workstation15.5.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware fusion | 11.0.0 ≤ v < 11.5.5 | 11.5.5 |
| vmware cloud_foundation | 3.0 ≤ v < 3.10, 4.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.1 | 3.10, 4.0.1 |
| vmware workstation | 15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.5.5 | 15.5.5 |
| vmware esxi | 6.5, 6.7, 7.0.0 | — |
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