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VMware Security Advisories
VMSA-2016-0013
VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple security issues
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple security issues
2. Relevant Products
- VMware Identity Manager
- vRealize Automation
3. Problem Description
a. VMware Identity Manager local privilege escalation vulnerability
VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation both contain a vulnerability that may allow for a local privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue may lead to an attacker with access to a low-privileged account to escalate their privileges to that of root.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has reserved the identifier CVE-2016-5335 for this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch*
Workaround
b. vRealize Automation remote code execution vulnerability
vRealize Automation contains a vulnerability that may allow for remote code execution. Exploitation of this issue may lead to an attacker gaining access to a low-privileged account on the appliance.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has reserved the identifier CVE-2016-5336 for this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch*
Workaround
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Identity Manager 2.7
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vRealize Automation 7.1
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5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5335
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5336
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2146585
6. Change log
2016-08-23 VMSA-2016-0013 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of vRealize Automation 7.1 on 2016-08-23.
7. Contact
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E-mail: security@vmware.com
PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
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