Description
The XHCI controller in VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 has uninitialized memory usage. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest on ESXi 5.5.
Affected products
- VMware / ESXi6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG – 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG
- VMware / ESXi6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG – 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG
- VMware / ESXi6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG – 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG
- VMware / ESXi6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG – 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG
- VMware / ESXi5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG – 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG
- VMware / Fusion Pro / Fusion8.x prior to 8.5.6 – 8.x prior to 8.5.6
- VMware / Workstation Pro / Player12.x prior to 12.5.5 – 12.x prior to 12.5.5