CVE-2018-6964 | BDVDB-2026-101267 Detail

VMwareHorizon Client for Linux

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-05-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.