SB2022100706 - Local denial of service in VMware ESXi
Published: October 7, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022100706
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31681)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A local user with privileges within the VMX process only can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against the host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.