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CVE-2019-5525 Details

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
vmware workstation	>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 10, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 7, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]