FKIE_CVE-2018-6964

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-05-29 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:02
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware horizon_client *
linux linux_kernel -
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