269163 – Version bump for CVE: app-emulation/vmware-server{,-console}-1.0.9.156507

Bug 269163 - Version bump for CVE: app-emulation/vmware-server{,-console}-1.0.9.156507

Summary: Version bump for CVE: app-emulation/vmware-server{,-console}-1.0.9.156507

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 265139

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled]

URL:	http://www.vmware.com/support/server/...
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Reported:	2009-05-09 16:58 UTC by Gordon Malm (RETIRED)
Modified:	2009-05-09 17:00 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Gordon Malm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-05-09 16:58:09 UTC

vmware-server-1.0.9, build 156507 was released March 31st, 2009.  Many fixes, one of the more important is a fix for CVE-2009-1244:

New: Host code execution vulnerability from a guest operating system
 A critical vulnerability in the virtual machine display function might allow a guest operating system to run code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-1244 to this issue.

Comment 1 Gordon Malm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-05-09 17:00:36 UTC

Somehow I missed bug 265139 in previous searches.  Marking as duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 265139 ***