-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2015-0001 Synopsis: VMware vCenter Server, ESXi, Workstation, Player, and Fusion updates address security issues Issue date: 2015-01-27 Updated on: 2015-01-27 (Initial Advisory) CVE number: CVE-2014-8370, CVE-2015-1043, CVE-2015-1044 --- OPENSSL--- CVE-2014-3513, CVE-2014-3567,CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-3568 --- libxml2 --- CVE-2014-3660 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Summary VMware vCenter Server, ESXi, Workstation, Player and Fusion address several security issues. 2. Relevant Releases VMware Workstation 10.x prior to version 10.0.5 VMware Player 6.x prior to version 6.0.5 VMware Fusion 7.x prior to version 7.0.1 VMware Fusion 6.x prior to version 6.0.5 vCenter Server 5.5 prior to Update 2d ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201403102-SG, ESXi550-201501101-SG ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201404101-SG ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201405101-SG 3. Problem Description a. VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player, and Fusion host privilege escalation vulnerability VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player and Fusion contain an arbitrary file write issue. Exploitation this issue may allow for privilege escalation on the host. The vulnerability does not allow for privilege escalation from the guest Operating System to the host or vice-versa. This means that host memory can not be manipulated from the Guest Operating System. Mitigation For ESXi to be affected, permissions must have been added to ESXi (or a vCenter Server managing it) for a virtual machine administrator role or greater. VMware would like to thank Shanon Olsson for reporting this issue to us through JPCERT. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2014-8370 to this issue. Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======= ======= ================= Workstation 11.x any not affected Workstation 10.x any 10.0.5 Player 7.x any not affected Player 6.x any 6.0.5 Fusion 7.x any not affected Fusion 6.x any 6.0.5 ESXi 5.5 ESXi ESXi550-201403102-SG ESXi 5.1 ESXi ESXi510-201404101-SG ESXi 5.0 ESXi ESXi500-201405101-SG b. VMware Workstation, Player, and Fusion Denial of Service vulnerability VMware Workstation, Player, and Fusion contain an input validation issue in the Host Guest File System (HGFS). This issue may allow for a Denial of Service of the Guest Operating system. VMware would like to thank Peter Kamensky from Digital Security for reporting this issue to us. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2015-1043 to this issue. Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======= ======= ================= Workstation 11.x any not affected Workstation 10.x any 10.0.5 Player 7.x any not affected Player 6.x any 6.0.5 Fusion 7.x any 7.0.1 Fusion 6.x any 6.0.5 c. VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Player Denial of Service vulnerability VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Player contain an input validation issue in VMware Authorization process (vmware-authd). This issue may allow for a Denial of Service of the host. On VMware ESXi and on Workstation running on Linux the Denial of Service would be partial. VMware would like to thank Dmitry Yudin @ret5et for reporting this issue to us through HP's Zero Day Initiative. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2015-1044 to this issue. Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======= ======= ================= Workstation 11.x any not affected Workstation 10.x any 10.0.5 Player 7.x any not affected Player 6.x any 6.0.5 Fusion 7.x any not affected Fusion 6.x any not affected ESXi 5.5 ESXi ESXi550-201501101-SG ESXi 5.1 ESXi ESXi510-201410101-SG ESXi 5.0 ESXi not affected d. Update to VMware vCenter Server and ESXi for OpenSSL 1.0.1 and 0.9.8 package The OpenSSL library is updated to version 1.0.1j or 0.9.8zc to resolve multiple security issues. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2014-3513, CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3566 ("POODLE") and CVE-2014-3568 to these issues. Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======= ======= ================= vCenter Server 5.5 any Update 2d* vCenter Server 5.1 any patch pending vCenter Server 5.0 any patch pending ESXi 5.5 ESXi ESXi550-201501101-SG ESXi 5.1 ESXi patch pending ESXi 5.0 ESXi patch pending * The VMware vCenter 5.5 SSO component will be updated in a later release e. Update to ESXi libxml2 package The libxml2 library is updated to version libxml2-2.7.6-17 to resolve a security issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2014-3660 to this issue. Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======= ======= ================= ESXi 5.5 ESXi ESXi550-201501101-SG ESXi 5.1 ESXi patch pending ESXi 5.0 ESXi patch pending 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file. VMware Workstation 10.x -------------------------------- https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation VMware Player 6.x -------------------------------- https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer VMware Fusion 7.x and 6.x -------------------------------- https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer vCenter Server ---------------------------- Downloads and Documentation: https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vsphere ESXi 5.5 Update 2d ---------------------------- File: update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update01.zip md5sum: 5773844efc7d8e43135de46801d6ea25 sha1sum: 6518355d260e81b562c66c5016781db9f077161f http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2065832 update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update01 contains ESXi550-201403102-SG ESXi 5.5 ---------------------------- File: ESXi550-201501001.zip md5sum: b0f2edd9ad17d0bae5a11782aaef9304 sha1sum: 9cfcb1e2cf1bb845f0c96c5472d6b3a66f025dd1 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2099265 ESXi550-201501001.zip contains ESXi550-201501101-SG ESXi 5.1 ---------------------------- File: ESXi510-201404001.zip md5sum: 9dc3c9538de4451244a2b62d247e52c4 sha1sum: 6b1ea36a2711665a670afc9ae37cdd616bb6da66 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2070666 ESXi510-201404001 contains ESXi510-201404101-SG ESXi 5.0 ---------------------------- File: ESXi500-201405001.zip md5sum: 7cd1afc97f5f1e4b4132c90835f92e1d sha1sum: 4bd77eeb5d7fc65bbb6f25762b0fa74fbb9679d5 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2075521 ESXi500-201405001 contains ESXi500-201405101-SG 5. References http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8370 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1043 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1044 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3513 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3566 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3567 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3568 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3660 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Change log 2015-01-27 VMSA-2015-0001 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware Workstation 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.0.5, vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2d and, ESXi 5.5 Patches released on 2015-01-27. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. 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