CVE-2019-5525 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA backend of VMware Workstation (versions 15.x prior to 15.1.0) that could allow a malicious guest user to execute code on the Linux host. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) has a local attack vector with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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