-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0015 Severity: Critical Synopsis: VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. Issue date: 2018-06-11 Updated on: 2018-06-11 (Initial Advisory) CVE number: CVE-2018-6968 1. Summary VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. 2. Relevant Products VMware AirWatch Agent for Android (A/W Agent) VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile (A/W Agent) 3. Problem Description The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android and Windows Mobile devices contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent sandbox and other publicly accessible directories such as those on the SD card by a malicious administrator. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6968 to this issue. Column 5 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/ Mitigation/ Product Version on Severity Apply Patch Workaround =========== ========= ======= ========= ================= ========== A/W Agent x.x Android Critical 8.2* None A/W Agent x.x iOS N/A Unaffected None A/W Agent x.x WinMo Critical 6.5.2* None *These updates will effectively disable File and Registry Management capabilities. For more information please see: https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 4. Solution VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.2 Downloads and Documentation: https://play.google.com/ VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile 6.5.2 https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 5. References https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6968 https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Change log 2018-06-11: Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.2 and VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile 6.5.2. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Contact E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements: http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists: security-announce@lists.vmware.com bugtraq@securityfocus.com fulldisclosure@seclists.org E-mail: security at vmware.com PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055 VMware Security Advisories http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories VMware Security Response Policy https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html VMware Lifecycle Support Phases https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html VMware Security & Compliance Blog https://blogs.vmware.com/security Twitter https://twitter.com/VMwareSRC Copyright 2018 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQSmJMaUX5+xuU/DnNwMRybxVuL2QwUCWx6kawAKCRAMRybxVuL2 Q2caAKDweYSMBw4jaL5YvoXD4Hidsez7fQCgnZIuG5P6gBGQxMgoUj999tMMJHs= =FO3r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Security-announce mailing list Security-announce@lists.vmware.com https://lists.vmware.com/mailman/listinfo/security-announce