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TITLE:
VMware vMA kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39920

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-05-28

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DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in VMware vMA, which can
be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain system
information, overwrite arbitrary files, bypass certain security
restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and gain escalated
privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA23349
SA32320
SA35705
SA36927
SA37435
SA37590
SA38199
SA38226

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only, do not mount untrusted images
and restrict network access using a firewall.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2010-0009:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000093.html

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