Use-after-free in Broadcom products - CVE-2020-3962
Published: June 25, 2020 / Updated: July 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29294
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3962
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the SVGA device when processing SVGA DXInvalidateContext command. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cloud Foundation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware ESXi
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware ESXi
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3962
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cloud Foundation - update to 3.10
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, ESXi650-202005401-SG, ESXi670-202004101-SG
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.5
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.5
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - update to 2.6.0
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, ESXi650-202005401-SG, ESXi670-202004101-SG
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.5
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.5
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - update to 2.6.0