SB2018053003 - Privilege escalation in VMware Horizon
Published: May 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018053003
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6964)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in VMware Horizon Client for Linux due to an insecure set user id (setuid) binary A local attacker can gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.