Description:
VMware has published a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products. The list of security updates can be found at:
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0014.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.html
Affected Systems:
- VMware ESXi
- VMware Cloud Foundation (Cloud Foundation)
- VMware ThinApp
Impact:
Depending on the vulnerabilities being exploited, a successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service, privilege escalation or security restriction bypass on the affected system.
Recommendation:
Patches for affected products are available. System administrators of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.
More Information:
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0014.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.html
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/07/13/vmware-releases-security-update
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21994
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21995
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-22000