CVE-2019-5525

HIGH

VMware Workstation 15.0.0-15.0.9 - Use-After-Free in ALSA Backend

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
vmware/workstation 15.0.0 - 15.1.0
Published Jun 06, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026