VMWare Products Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Release Date: 6 Jan 2022 4365 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - VM Ware

A vulnerability was identified in VMware products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger security restriction bypass on the targeted system.

Impact

Security Restriction Bypass

System / Technologies affected

VMware ESXi Version 7
VMware ESXi Version 6.7 prior to ESXi670-202111101-SG
VMware ESXi Version 6.5 prior to ESXi650-202110101-SG
VMware Workstation Version 16 prior to 16.2.0
VMware Fusion Version 12 prior to 12.2.0
VMware Cloud Foundation (ESXi) Version 4
VMware Cloud Foundation (ESXi) Version 3

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0001.html

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2021-22045

Source

VMware