Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro/Player via ALSA Sound Driver Configuration Files

CVE-2017-4915 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.

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