yamato ~ # ./test-expat /opt/vmware/server/console/lib/lib/libexpat.so.0/libexpat.so.0 expat version in /opt/vmware/server/console/lib/lib/libexpat.so.0/libexpat.so.0: expat_1.95.7 yamato ~ # ./test-libpng /opt/vmware/server/console/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0 libpng version in /opt/vmware/server/console/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: 1.2.22
That's true, but I'm not sure what best I can do about it. Vmware mixes proprietary libraries with system libraries. When the versions mismatch, they fall back to their bundled versions. If I remove those libraries, it's likely to cause horrible breakages in the future. As to security, vmware periodically (and usually at the most frustrating times) release new versions that include fixes for such bundled software. Have you any creative ideas for solving the problem, or shall I just mark this as WONTFIX?
