Releases Security Updates (March 29, 2019)

Ref# VMware | Date: Apr 24th 2019

The VMware has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting multiple VMware products. It is recommended to take the necessary precautions by ensuring your VMware is always updated to avoid remote attackers from exploiting one of these vulnerabilities by taking control of an affected system.

This update has been developed by the VMware vCloud to resolve the Remote Session Hijack vulnerability.

Advisory ID:

VMSA-2019-0004

 

Severity:   

Critical

 

Synopsis 

VMware vCloud Director for service providers update resolves a Remote Session Hijack vulnerability.

 

Issue date

March 08, 2019

 

Updated on

March 08, 2019 (initial Advisory)

CVE numbers

 

CVE-2019-5523

 

 

Affected Versions:

VMware

Product

Product Version

Running

    On

Severity

Replace with / apply path

Mitigation/ workaround

VCD

9.7x

Any

N/A

Unaffected

None

VCD

9.5x

Any

Critical

9.5.0.3

None

VCD

9.1x

Any

N/A

Unaffected

None

VCD

9.0x

Any

N/A

Unaffected

None

The Guyana National CIRT recommends users and administration to review these updates and to apply them where necessary.

Reference

  • VMware Release Security Updates (US-Cert)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html