SB2020062519 - Race condition in VMware ESXi, Fusion, Workstation and Cloud Foundation
Published: June 25, 2020 Updated: July 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062519
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3966)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A local attacker can exploit the race, leading to heap-overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.