VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workstation | Vmware | 9.0 (including) | 9.0 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 9.0.1 (including) | 9.0.1 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 9.0.2 (including) | 9.0.2 (including) |